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Colour: |
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| Colour |
Colour Grade |
Symbol |
| White |
Good Middling
Strict Middling
Middling
Strict Low Middling
Low Middling
Strict Good Ordinary
Good Ordinary |
GM
SM
Mid
SLM
LM
SGO
GO |
| Light Spotted |
Good Middling Light Spotted
Strict Middling Light Spotted
Middling Light Spotted
Strict Low Middling Light Spotted
Low Middling Light Spotted
Strict Good Ordinary Light Spotted |
GM Lt Sp
SM Lt Sp
Mid Lt Sp
SLM Lt Sp
LM Lt Sp
SGO Lt Sp |
| Spotted |
Good Middling Spotted
Strict Middling Spotted
Middling Spotted
Strict Low Middling Spotted
Low Middling Spotted
Strict Good Ordinary Spotted |
GM Sp
SM Sp
Mid Sp
SGM Sp
LM Sp
SGO Sp |
| Tinged |
Strict Middling Tinged
Middling Tinged
Strict Low Middling Tinged
Low Middling Tinged |
SM Tg
Mid Tg
SLM Tg
LM Tg |
| Yellow stained |
Strict Middling Yellow Stained
Middling Yellow Stained |
SM YS
Mid YS |
| Below Grade |
Below Grade-(Below Good BG 81 Ordinary)
Below Grade-(Below Strict Good BG 82 Ordinary Light Spotted)
Below Grade-(Below Strict Good BG 83 Ordinary Spotted).
Below Grade-(Below Low BG 84 Middling Tinged)
Below Grade-(Below Middling Yellow BG 85 Stained) |
BG
BG
BG
BG
BG |
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| Source: USDA, August 1993 |
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| Leaf grade and extraneous matter: |
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| Leaf Grade |
Symbol |
Code No. |
| Leaf Grade 1 |
LG1 |
1 |
| Leaf Grade 2 |
LG2 |
2 |
| Leaf Grade 3 |
LG3 |
3 |
| Leaf Grade 4 |
LG4 |
4 |
| Leaf Grade 5 |
LG5 |
5 |
| Leaf Grade 6 |
LG6 |
6 |
| Leaf Grade 7 |
LG7 |
7 |
| Below Leaf Grade |
BLG |
8 |
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| Source: USDA, August 1993 |
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| Length: |
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| Length (inches) |
Code |
Length (inches) |
Code |
| < 13/16 |
24 |
1-3/16 |
38 |
| 13/16 |
26 |
1-7/32 |
39 |
| 7/8 |
28 |
1-1/4 |
40 |
| 29/32 |
29 |
1-9/32 |
41 |
| 15/16 |
30 |
1-5/16 |
42 |
| 31/32 |
31 |
1-11/32 |
43 |
| 1 |
32 |
1-3/8 |
44 |
| 1-1/32 |
33 |
1-13/32 |
45 |
| 1-1/16 |
34 |
1-7/16 |
46 |
| 1-3/32 |
35 |
1-15/32 |
47 |
| 1-1/8 |
36 |
1-1/2 |
48 |
| 1-5/32 |
37 |
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| Source: USDA, August 1993 |
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| Length uniformity index: |
Fibre strength table: |
| Descriptive
Designation |
Length
Uniformity |
| Very Low |
Below 77 |
| Low |
77 - 79 |
| Average |
80 - 82 |
| High |
83 - 85 |
| Very High |
Above 85 |
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| Descriptive
Designation |
Length
Uniformity |
| Weak |
23 & below |
| Intermediate |
24 - 25 |
| Average |
26 - 28 |
| Strong |
29 - 30 |
| Very Strong |
31 & above |
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| Source: USDA, July 2004 |
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