Research Article

Agro-Morphological Characterization of Kenyan Slender Leaf (Crotalaria brevidens and C. ochroleuca) Accessions

Table 2

Variation in qualitative characters among the 29 slender leaf accessions.

S/no.Accession codeStem hairinessStem colourLeaf typeLeaf colourFlower colourDry pod colourSeed colour

1BHM198AbsentGreenOvateGreenCream-yellowBlackMixture 1
2BHM213AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenYellowBlackPale yellow
3BKK091AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenYellowBlackPale yellow
4BKK129AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenYellowBlackMixture 1
5BKS220AbsentGreenOvateGreenCream-yellowBlackPale yellow
6BKM197AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenYellowBlackMixture 2
7BKM203AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenYellowBlackPale yellow
8BMG234AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenYellowBlackPale yellow
9BMG239AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenYellowBlackMixture 1
10BSY111AbsentGreenOvateGreenYellowBlackPale yellow
11BSY113AbsentGreenLinearGreenYellowBlackMixture 1
12BVG001AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenYellowBlackPale yellow
13BVG004AbsentGreenLinearGreenYellowBlackBlack
14MBG086AbsentGreenLinearGreenYellowBlackPale yellow
15MBS064AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenYellowBlackPale yellow
16MBS065AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenCream-yellowBlackMixture 1
17MHM207AbsentGreenOvateGreenYellowBlackReddish
18MHM215AbsentGreenLinearGreenCream-yellowBlackMixture 2
19MKK011AbsentGreenLinearGreenCream-yellowBlackReddish
20MKS221AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenCream-yellowBlackMixture 1
21MKS226AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenCream-yellowBlackReddish
22MKM204AbsentGreenLinearGreenCream-yellowBlackPale yellow
23MKM218AbsentGreenOvateGreenYellowBlackReddish
24MMG029AbsentGreenOvateGreenCream-yellowBlackPale yellow
25MMG234AbsentGreenOvateGreenCream-yellowBlackMixture 2
26MSY110AbsentGreenOvateGreenCream-yellowBlackPale yellow
27MSY216AbsentGreenLanceolateGreenYellowBlackPale yellow
28MVG003AbsentGreenOvateGreenYellowBlackReddish
29MVG125AbsentGreenOvateGreenCream-yellowBlackReddish

Mixture 1 = pale yellow and reddish; Mixture 2 = pale yellow, reddish, and black; the accessions whose code starts with letter B belongs to C. brevidens while those whose code starts with letter M belongs to C. ochroleuca.