| Growth stage | Code | Description |
|---|
| 0: Germination |
00 | Dry seed |
| 01 | Beginning of seed imbibition |
| 03 | Seed imbibition complete |
| 05 | Radicle emerged from seed |
| 07 | Hypocotyl with cotyledons breaking through seed coat |
| 08 | Hypocotyl reaches the soil surface; hypocotyl arch visible |
| 09 | Emergence: hypocotyl with cotyledons arising above soil surface (“cracking stage”) |
| 1: Leaf development (main shoot) |
10 | Cotyledons completely unfolded1 |
| 11 | First true leaf (pinnate) unfolded1 |
| 12 | 2nd true leaf (pinnate) unfolded1 |
| 13 | 3rd true leaf (pinnate) unfolded1 |
| 1 . | Stages continuous till ... |
| 19 | 9 or more true leaves unfolded.1 No side shoots visible2 |
| 2: Formation of side shoots3 |
21 | 1st side shoot visible |
| 22 | 2nd side shoot visible |
| 23 | 3rd side shoot visible |
| 2 . | Stages continuous till ... |
| 29 | 9 or more side shoots visible |
| 3: Main stem elongation (Crop cover) |
31 | Beginning of crop cover: 10% of plants meets between rows |
| 32 | 20% of plants meets between rows |
| 33 | 30% of plants meets between rows |
| 34 | 40% of plants meets between rows |
| 35 | 50% of plants meets between rows |
| 36 | 60% of plants meets between rows |
| 37 | 70% of plants meets between rows |
| 38 | 80% of plants meets between rows |
| 39 | Crop cover complete: 90% of plants meets between rows |
| 5: Inflorescence emergence |
51 | First inflorescence buds visible |
| 55 | First individual flower buds visible |
| 59 | First flower petals visible. Flower buds still closed |
| 6: Flowering |
61 | Beginning of flowering |
| 62 | First carpophore pegs visible |
| 63 | Continuation of flowering |
| 64 | First carpophore pegs visibly elongated |
| 65 | Full flowering |
| 66 | First carpophore pegs penetrating the soil |
| 67 | Flowering declining4 |
| 68 | Tip of first carpophore pegs growing horizontally in the soil |
| 69 | End of flowering4 |
| 7: Development of fruits and seeds |
71 | Beginning of pod development: tip of first carpophore pegs swollen (at least twice the original diameter) |
| 73 | Continuation of pod development: beginning of pod filling: first pods have attained final size and are ripening |
| 75 | Main phase of pod development: continuation of pod filling |
| 77 | Advanced pod filling |
| 79 | Fresh seeds fill the cavity of the pods which have attained their final size |
| 8: Ripening of fruits and seeds5 |
81 | Beginning of ripening: about 10% of pods developed to final size are ripe |
| 82 | About 20% of pods developed to final size are ripe |
| 83 | Continuation of ripening: about 30% of pods developed to final size are ripe |
| 84 | About 40% of pods developed to final size are ripe |
| 85 | Main phase of ripening: about 50% of pods developed to final size are ripe |
| 86 | About 60% of pods developed to final size are ripe |
| 87 | Advanced ripening: about 70% of pods developed to final size are ripe |
| 88 | About 80% of pods developed to final size are ripe |
| 89 | Full maturity: nearly all pods developed to final size are ripe |
| 9: Senescence |
91 | About 10% of above ground parts of plant dry |
| 92 | About 40% of above ground parts of plant dry |
| 93 | About 30% of above ground parts of plant dry |
| 94 | About 40% of above ground parts of plant dry |
| 95 | About 50% of above ground parts of plant dry |
| 96 | About 60% of above ground parts of plant dry |
| 97 | Above ground parts of plant dead |
| 99 | Harvested product |
