Form ST-470-008 

Exhibit C (Cotton)

Form Approved OMB NO 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE 

EXHIBIT C 

OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION OF VARIETY 

The following statements are made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 

Application is required in order to determine if a plant variety protection certificate is to be issued (7 U.S.C. 2421). Information is held confidential until 

certificate is issued (7 U.S.C. 2426). OMB Collection #0581-0055 

NAME OF APPLICANT (S) TEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL 

DESIGNATION 

VARIETY NAME 

Cotton 

(Gossypium spp.) 

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid 

OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0055. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 1.81 hours 

per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or 

(202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 

Instructions: 

- Please answer as many fields as possible. Missing information may be requested by the Plant Variety Protection Office. 

Significant omissions could delay or inhibit certificate of protection issuance. 

- Place the appropriate data that describes the varietal characteristics of this variety in the space provided. Characteristics 

described, including numerical measurements, should represent those that are typical for the variety. Data for quantitative 

plant characters should be based on a minimum of 100 plants. Royal Horticultural Society or any recognized color chart may 

be used to determine plant colors. 

Location: 

Breeding Location Latitude (Decimal Degrees) Longitude (Decimal Degrees) 

Trial Location Latitude (Decimal Degrees) Longitude (Decimal Degrees) 

Area(s) of Adaptation 

Morphology: 

I. Species: 

1. ________Species: 

1. Gossypium hirsutum L. 2. Gossypium barbadense L. 

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Form ST-470-008 

Exhibit C (Cotton)

Form Approved OMB NO 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

II. PLANT: 

2. ________Plant: Habit: 

1. Spreading 2. Intermediate 3. Compact 

3. ________Plant: Fruiting Branch: 

1. Clustered 2. Short 3. Normal 

4. ________Plant: Growth: 

1. Intermediate 2. Indeterminate 

3. Other (Specify) 

5. ________Plant: Length to 1st Fruiting Branch (from Cotyledonary Node) (cm) 

6. ________Plant: Number of Nodes to 1st Fruiting Branch (#) 

7. ________Plant: Height (from Cotyledonary Node to Terminal) (cm) 

III. MATURITY: 

8. ________Maturity: Days until 50% Open Bolls (Days) 

IV. LEAF: 

9. ________Leaf: Foliage: 

1. Sparse 2. Intermediate 3. Dense 

10. ________Leaf: Color: 

1. Greenish Yellow 2. Light Green 3. Medium Green 

4. Dark Green 

11. ________Leaf: Type (Upper Most Fully Expanded Leaf): 

1. Normal 2. Sub-Okra 3. Okra 

4. Super Okra 

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Form ST-470-008 

Exhibit C (Cotton)

Form Approved OMB NO 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

IV. LEAF: (continued) 

12. ________Leaf: Pubescence (Upper Most Fully Expanded Leaf): 

1. Absent 2. Sparse 

4. Dense 

13. ________Leaf: Trichomes per cm2 of Bottom Surface (excluding veins) (#) 

14. ________Leaf: Nectaries: 

1. Absent 2. Present 

V. STEM: 

15. ________Stem: Lodging: 

1. Intermediate 2. Erect 

3. Other (Specify) 

16. ________Stem: Pubescence: 

1. Glabrous 2. Intermediate 

VI. GLANDS: 

17. ________Glands: Number of Glands on Leaf: 

1. Absent (Glossypol) 2. Sparse 

4. More than Normal 

18. ________Glands: Number of Glands on Stem: 

1. Absent (Glossypol) 2. Sparse 

4. More than Normal 

19. ________Glands: Number of Glands on Calyx Lobe: 

1. Absent (Glossypol) 2. Sparse 

4. More than Normal 

VII. FLOWER: 

20. ________Flower: Petal Color: 

1. Cream 2. Yellow 

21. ________Flower: Pollen Color: 

1. Cream 2. Yellow 

22. ________Flower: Petal Spot: 

1. Absent 2. Present 

VIII. SEED: 

23. ________Seed: Index (g/100 Seeds, Fuzzy Basis) 

24. ________Seed: Lint Index (g Lint/100 Seeds) 

3. Medium 

3. Hairy 

3. Normal 

3. Normal 

3. Normal (Absent) 

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Form ST-470-008 

Exhibit C (Cotton)

Form Approved OMB NO 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

IX. BOLL: 

25. ________Boll: Shape: 

1. Length Less Than Width 2. Length Equal to Width 3. Length More Than Width 

26. ________Boll: Breadth: 

1. Broadest at Base 2. Broadest at Middle 

27. ________Boll: Lint Percent: Picked (%) 

28. ________Boll: Lint Percent: Pulled (%) 

29. ________Boll: Gin Turnout: Picked 

30. ________Boll: Gin Turnout: Stripped 

31. ________Boll: Number of Seeds per Boll (#) 

32. ________Boll: Grams Seed cotton per Boll (g) 

33. ________Boll: Number of Locules per Boll (#) 

34. ________Boll: Type: 

1. Stormproof 2. Storm Resistant 3. Open 

Fiber Properties: 

35. ________Fiber Properties: Specify Method (HVI or Other) 

36. ________ Fiber Properties: Length: (inches, 2.5% SL) 

37. ________ Fiber Properties: Uniformity (%) 

38. ________ Fiber Properties: Strength, T1 (g/tex) 

39. ________ Fiber Properties: Elongation, E1 (%) 

40. ________ Fiber Properties: Micronaire 

41. ________ Fiber Properties: Fineness (Specify Source): 

42. ________ Fiber Properties: Yarn Tenacity (cN/tex, 27 tex) 

43. ________ Fiber Properties: Yarn Strength (lbs. 22’s) 

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Form ST-470-008 

Exhibit C (Cotton)

Form Approved OMB NO 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

Disease Resistance: 

( 1 = Not Tested, 2 = Resistant, 3 = Intermediate, 4 = Susceptible) 

44. ________Alternaria macrospora 

45. ________Anthracnose 

46. ________Ascochyta Blight 

47. ________Bacterial Blight (Race 1) 

48. ________Bacterial Blight (Race 2) 

49. ________Bacterial Blight (Specify Race) 

50. ________Diplodia Boll Rot 

51. ________Fusarium Wilt 

52. ________Phymatotrichum Root Rot 

53. ________Pythium (Specify Species) 

54. ________Rhizoctonia solani 

55. ________Southwestern Cotton Rust 

56. ________Thielayiopsis basicola 

57. ________Verticillium Wilt 

58. ________Other (Specify) 

Insect Resistance: 

( 1 = Not Tested, 2 = Resistant, 3 = Intermediate, 4 = Susceptible) 

59. ________Root-Knot Nematode 

60. ________Boll Weevil 

61. ________Bollworm 

62. ________Cotton Aphid 

63. ________Cotton Fleahopper 

64. ________Cotton Leafworm 

65. ________Cutworm (Specify Species) 

66. ________Fall Armyworm 

67. ________Reniform Nematode 

68. ________Grasshopper (Specify Species) 

69. ________Lygus (Specify Species) 

70. ________Pink Bollworm 

71. ________Spider Mite (Specify Species) 

72. ________Stink Bug (Specify Species) 

73. ________Thrips (Specify Species) 

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Form ST-470-008 

Exhibit C (Cotton)

Form Approved OMB NO 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

Insect Resistance: (continued) 

( 1 = Not Tested, 2 = Resistant, 3 = Intermediate, 4 = Susceptible) 

74. ________Tobacco Bud Worm 

75. ________Other (Specify) 

Herbicide Resistance: 

(1 = Not Tested, 2 = Resistant, 3 = Intermediate, 4 = Susceptible) 

76. _________ Glyphosate (Roundup) 

77. _________ Glyphosate and 2,4-D (Enlist) 

78. _________ Glyphosate and Fomesafen (Roundup Ready Plus, Warrant Ultra) 

79. _________ Glyphosate, Glufosinate, and Dicamba (Xtendflex, Bollgard II Xtendflex) 

80. _________ Glufosinate (Liberty Link) 

81. _________ Other (Specify) 

[ PLEASE ENTER ADDITIONAL VARIETY TRAITS ON NEXT PAGE ] 

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Form ST-470-008 

Exhibit C (Cotton)

Form Approved OMB NO 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

Disease Resistance: 

Insect Resistance: 

Comments: 

For more information and guidance: 

UPOV GUIDELINES FOR THE CONDUCT OF TESTS FOR DISTINCTNESS, UNIFORMITY AND STABILITY TG/088 

https://www.upov.int/edocs/tgdocs/en/tg088.pdf 

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