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TABLE OF CONTENTS	P AGE
1.	SUBJECT OF THESE TEST GUIDELINES..........................................................................................................	3
2.	MATERIAL REQUIRED........................................................................................................................................	3
3.	METHOD OF EXAMINATION..............................................................................................................................	3
3.1	Number of Growing Cycles.......................................................................................................................	3
3.2	Testing Place............................................................................................................................................	3
3.3	Conditions for Conducting the Examination..............................................................................................	3
3.4	Test Design...............................................................................................................................................	4
3.5	Additional Tests........................................................................................................................................	4
4.	ASSESSMENT OF DISTINCTNESS, UNIFORMITY AND STABILITY................................................................	4
4.1	Distinctness..............................................................................................................................................	4
4.2	Uniformity............................................................................................................ ....................................	5
4.3	Stability.....................................................................................................................................................	5
5.	GROUPING OF VARIETIES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE GROWING TRIAL................................................	6
6.	INTRODUCTION TO THE TABLE OF CHARACTERISTICS...............................................................................	6
6.1	Categories of Characteristics....................................................................................................................	6
6.2	States of Expression and Corresponding Notes.......................................................................................	6
6.3	Types of Expression.................................................................................................................................	6
6.4	Example Varieties.....................................................................................................................................	7
6.5	Legend......................................................................................................................................................	7
7.	TABLE OF CHARACTERISTICS/TABLEAU DES CARACTÈRES/MERKMALSTABELLE/TABLA DE CARACTERES......................................................................................................................................................	8
8.	EXP LANATIONS ON THE TABLE OF CHARACTERISTICS..............................................................................	15
8.1	Explanations covering several characteristics..........................................................................................	15
8.2	Explanations for individual characteristics................................................................................................	15
8.3	Explanations on growth stages…………………………………………………………………………………..	18
9.	LITERATURE.......................................................................................................................................................	19
10.	TECHNICAL QUESTIONNAIRE..........................................................................................................................	20