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SUBJECT OF THESE TEST GUIDELINES.......................................................................................................... 3  \n2. MATERIAL REQUIRED......................................................................................................................................... 3  \n3. METHOD OF EXAMINATION................................................................................................................................3  \n3.1 Number of Growing Cycles........................................................................................................................ 3  \n3.2 Testing Place............................................................................................................................................. 3  \n3.3 Conditions for Conducting the Examination...............................................................................................  3  \n3.4 Test Design................................................................................................................................................ 3  \n3.5 Additional Tests......................................................................................................................................... 4  \n4. ASSESSMENT OF DISTINCTNESS, UNIFORMITY AND STABILITY................................................................. 4  \n4.1 Distinctness............................................................................................................................................... 4  \n4.2 Uniformity.................................................................................................................................................. 5  \n4.3 Stability...................................................................................................................................................... 5  \n5. GROUPING OF VARIETIES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE GROWING TRIAL................................................ 5  \n6. INTRODUCTION TO THE TABLE OF CHARACTERISTICS................................................................................6  \n6.1 Categories of Characteristics.....................................................................................................................6  \n6.2 States of Expression and Corresponding Notes........................................................................................ 6  \n6.3 Types of Expression.................................................................................................................................. 7  \n6.4 Example Varieties...................................................................................................................................... 7  \n6.5 Legend.............................................................................................................................","cbCaiartqIGJ5l71","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiartqIGJ5l71","pdf",930269,"English","# 1. Subject of these Test Guidelines\n# 2. Material Required\n# 3. Method of Examination\n## 3.1 Number of Growing Cycles\n## 3.2 Testing Place\n## 3.3 Conditions for Conducting the Examination\n## 3.4 Test Design\n## 3.5 Additional Tests\n# 4. Assessment of Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability\n## 4.1 Distinctness\n## 4.2 Uniformity\n## 4.3 Stability\n# 5. Grouping of Varieties and Organization of the Growing Trial\n# 6. Introduction to the Table of Characteristics\n## 6.1 Categories of Characteristics\n## 6.2 States of Expression and Corresponding Notes\n## 6.3 Types of Expression\n## 6.4 Example Varieties\n## 6.5 Legend\n# 7. Table of Characteristics\n# 8. Explanations on the Table of Characteristics\n## 8.1 Explanations covering several characteristics\n## 8.2 Explanations for individual characteristics\n## 8.3 The descriptions of the growth stages of the Zadoks decimal code for cereals\n# 9. Literature\n# 10. 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