Phenological growth stages and BBCH-identification keys of weeds
|
Code |
Plant type |
Description |
Principal growth stage 0: Germination, sprouting, bud development |
00 | | Dry seed |
| V | Perennating or reproductive organs during the resting period (tuber, rhizome, bulb, stolon) |
| P | Winter dormancy or resting period |
01 | | Beginning of seed imbibition |
| P, V | Beginning of bud swelling |
03 | | Seed imbibition complete |
| P, V | End of bud swelling |
05 | | Radicle (root) emerged from seed |
| V | Perennating or reproductive organs forming roots |
06 | | Elongation of radicle, formation of root hairs and/or lateral roots |
07 | G | Coleoptile emerged from caryopsis |
| D, M | Hypocotyl with cotyledons or shoot breaking through seed coat |
| P, V | Beginning of sprouting or bud breaking |
08 | D | Hypocotyl with cotyledons or shoot growing towards soil surface |
| V | Shoot growing towards soil surface |
09 | G | Emergence: Coleoptile breaks through soil surface |
| D, M | Emergence: Cotyledons break through soil surface (except hypogeal germination); |
| V | Emergence: Shoot/Leaf breaks through soil surface |
| P | Buds show green tips |
Principal growth stage 1: Leaf development (main shoot) |
10 | G, M | First true leaf emerged from coleoptile |
| D | Cotyledons completely unfolded |
| P | First leaves separated |
11 | | First true leaf, leaf pair or whorl unfolded |
| P | First leaves unfolded |
12 | | 2 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
13 | | 3 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
1 . | | Stages continuous till ... |
19 | | 9 or more true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
Principal growth stage 2: Formation of side shoots / tillering |
21 | | First side shoot visible |
| G | First tiller visible |
22 | | 2 side shoots visible |
| G | 2 tillers visible |
23 | | 3 side shoots visible |
| G | 3 tillers visible |
2 . | | Stages continuous till ... |
29 | | 9 or more side shoots visible |
| G | 9 or more tillers visible |
Principal growth stage 3: Stem elongation /shoot development (main shoot) |
30 | | Beginning of stem elongation |
| G | Beginning of shooting |
31 | | 1 visibly extended internode |
| G | 1 node stage |
32 | | 2 visibly extended internode; |
| G | 2 node stage |
33 | | 3 visibly extended internode |
| G | 3 node stage |
3 . | | Stages continuous till ... |
39 | | 9 or more visibly extended internodes |
| G | 9 or more nodes |
Principal growth stage 4: vegetative propagation / booting (main shoot) |
40 | V | Vegetative reproductive organs begin to develop (rhizomes, stolons, tubers, runners, bulbs) |
41 | G | Flag leaf sheath extending |
42 | V | First young plant visible |
43 | G | Flag leaf sheath just visibly swollen (mid-boot) |
45 | G | Flag leaf sheath swollen (late-boot) |
47 | G | Flag leaf sheath opening |
49 | V | Constant new development of young plants; vegetative reproductive organs reach final size |
| G | First awns visible |
Principal growth stage 5: Inflorescence emergence (main shoot) / heading |
51 | | Inflorescence or flower buds visible |
| G | Beginning of heading |
55 | | First individual flowers visible (still closed) |
| G | Half of inflorescence emerged (middle of heading) |
59 | | First flower petals visible (in petalled forms) |
| G | Inflorescence fully emerged (end of heading) |
Principal growth stage 6: Flowering (main shoot) |
60 | | First flowers open (sporadically) |
61 | | Beginning of flowering: 10% of flowers open |
63 | | 30% 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 |
Principal growth stage 7: Development of fruit |
71 | | Fruits begin to develop |
| G | Caryopsis watery ripe |
79 | | Nearly all fruits have reached final size normal for the species and location |
Principal growth stage 8: Ripening or maturity of fruit and seed |
81 | | Beginning of ripening or fruit coloration |
89 | | Fully ripe |
Principal growth stage 9: Senescence, beginning of dormancy |
97 | | End of leaf fall, plants or above ground parts dead or dormant; |
| P, V | Plant resting or dormant |