Phase number | Description |
00 | Dry seed |
01 | Beginning of seed imbibition |
03 | Seed imbibition complete |
05 | Radicle (root) emerged from seed |
06 | Elongation of radicle, formation of root hairs and /or lateral roots |
07 | Hypocotyl with cotyledons or shoot breaking through seed coat |
08 | Hypocotyl with cotyledons growing towards soil surface |
09 | Emergence: Cotyledons break through soil surface (except hypogeal germination) |
10 | Cotyledons completely unfolded |
11 | First true leaf, leaf pair or whorl unfolded |
12 | 2 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
13 | 3 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
14 | 4 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
15 | 5 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
16 | 6 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
17 | 7 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
18 | 8 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
19 | 9 or more true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
21 | First side shoot visible |
22 | 2 side shoots visible |
23 | 3 side shoots visible |
24 | 4 side shoots visible |
25 | 5 side shoots visible |
26 | 6 side shoots visible |
27 | 7 side shoots visible |
28 | 8 side shoots visible |
29 | 9 or more side shoots visible |
31 | Stem (rosette) 10% of final length (diameter) |
32 | Stem (rosette) 20% of final length (diameter) |
33 | Stem (rosette) 30% of final length (diameter) |
34 | Stem (rosette) 40% of final length (diameter) |
35 | Stem (rosette) 50% of final length (diameter) |
36 | Stem (rosette) 60% of final length (diameter) |
37 | Stem (rosette) 70% of final length (diameter) |
38 | Stem (rosette) 80% of final length (diameter) |
39 | Maximum stem length or rosette diameter reached |
40 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs begin to develop |
43 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached 30% of final size |
45 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached 50% of final size |
47 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached 70% of final size |
49 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached final size |
51 | Inflorescence or flower buds visible |
55 | First individual flowers visible (still closed) |
59 | First flower petals visible (in petalled forms) |
60 | First flowers open (sporadically) |
61 | Beginning of flowering: 10% of flowers open |
62 | 20% of flowers open |
63 | 30% of flowers open |
64 | 40% of flowers open |
65 | Full flowering: 50% of flowers open, first petals may be fallen |
67 | Flowering finishing: majority of petals fallen or dry |
69 | End of flowering: fruit set visible |
71 | 10% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 10% of final size |
72 | 20% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 20% of final size |
73 | 30% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 30% of final size |
74 | 40% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 40% of final size |
75 | 50% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 50% of final size |
76 | 60% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 60% of final size |
77 | 70% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 70% of final size |
78 | 80% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 80% of final size |
79 | Nearly all fruits have reached final size |
81 | Beginning of ripening or fruit colouration |
85 | Advanced ripening or fruit colouration |
87 | Fruit begins to soften (species with fleshy fruit) |
89 | Fully ripe: fruit shows fully-ripe colour, beginning of fruit abscission |
93 | Beginning of leaf-fall |
95 | 50% of leaves fallen |
97 | End of leaf fall, plants or above ground parts dead or dormant |
99 | Harvested product |