| 0 | 0 | Dry seed (seed dressing takes place at stage 00), P, V: Winter dormancy or resting period |
| 1 | 1 | Beginning of seed imbibition, P, V: Beginning of bud swelling |
| 3 | 3 | Seed imbibition complete, P, V: End of bud swelling |
| 5 | 5 | Radicle (root) emerged from seed, P, V: Perennating organs forming roots |
| 6 | 6 | Elongation of radicle, formation of root hairs and /or lateral roots |
| 7 | 7 | G: Coleoptile emerged from caryopsis, D, M: Hypocotyl with cotyledons or shoot breaking through seed coat, P, V: Beginning of sprouting or bud breaking |
| 8 | 8 | D: Hypocotyl with cotyledons growing towards soil surface, P, V: Shoot growing towards soil surface |
| 9 | 9 | G: Emergence: Coleoptile breaks through soil surface, D, M: Emergence: Cotyledons break through soil surface(except hypogeal germination),D, V: Emergence: Shoot/leaf breaks through soil surface, P: Bud shows green tips |
| 10 | 10 | G: First true leaf emerged from coleoptile, D, M: Cotyledons completely unfolded, P: First leaves separated |
| 11 | 11 | First true leaf, leaf pair or whorl unfolded, P: First leaves unfolded |
| 12 | 12 | 2 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 13 | 13 | 3 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 14 | 14 | 4 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 15 | 15 | 5 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 16 | 16 | 6 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 17 | 17 | 7 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 18 | 18 | 8 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 19 | 19 | 9 or more true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 21 | 21 | First side shoot visible, G: First tiller visible |
| 22 | 22 | 2 side shoots visible, G: 2 tillers visible |
| 23 | 23 | 3 side shoots visible, G: 3 tillers visible |
| 24 | 24 | 4 side shoots visible, G: 4 tillers visible |
| 25 | 25 | 5 side shoots visible, G: 5 tillers visible |
| 26 | 26 | 6 side shoots visible, G: 6 tillers visible |
| 27 | 27 | 7 side shoots visible, G: 7 tillers visible |
| 28 | 28 | 8 side shoots visible, G: 8 tillers visible |
| 29 | 29 | 9 or more side shoots visible, G: 9 or more tillers visible |
| 30 | 30 | Onset of height growth (e.g. Pinus, Picea) |
| 31 | 31 | Stem (rosette) 10% of final length (diameter), G: 1 node detectable |
| 32 | 32 | Stem (rosette) 20% of final length (diameter), G: 2 nodes detectable |
| 33 | 33 | Stem (rosette) 30% of final length (diameter), G: 3 nodes detectable |
| 34 | 34 | Stem (rosette) 40% of final length (diameter), G: 4 nodes detectable |
| 35 | 35 | Stem (rosette) 50% of final length (diameter), G: 5 nodes detectable |
| 36 | 36 | Stem (rosette) 60% of final length (diameter), G: 6 nodes detectable |
| 37 | 37 | Stem (rosette) 70% of final length (diameter), G: 7 nodes detectable |
| 38 | 38 | Stem (rosette) 80% of final length (diameter), G: 8 nodes detectable |
| 39 | 39 | Maximum stem length or rosette diameter reached, G: 9 or more nodes detectable, end of height growth (e.g. Pinus, Picea |
| 40 | 40 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs begin to develop |
| 41 | 41 | G: Flag leaf sheath extending |
| 43 | 43 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached 30% of final size, G: Flag leaf sheath just visibly swollen (mid-boot) |
| 45 | 45 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached 50% of final size, G: Flag leaf sheath swollen (late-boot) |
| 47 | 47 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached 70% of final size, G: Flag leaf sheath opening |
| 48 | 48 | Maximum of total tuber mass reached, tubers detach easily from stolons, skin set not yet complete (skin easily removable with thumb) |
| 49 | 49 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached final size, G: First awns visible, Skinset complete |
| 50 | 50 | Flower buds present, still enclosed by leaves (oilseed rape) |
| 51 | 51 | Inflorescence or flower buds visible, G: Beginning of heading |
| 52 | 52 | G:20% of inflorescence emerged |
| 53 | 53 | G:30% of inflorescence emerged |
| 54 | 54 | G:40% of inflorescence emerged |
| 55 | 55 | First individual flowers visible (still closed), G: Half of inflorescence emerged (middle of heading) |
| 56 | 56 | G:60% of inflorescence emerged |
| 57 | 57 | G:70% of inflorescence emerged |
| 58 | 58 | G:80% of inflorescence emerged |
| 59 | 59 | First flower petals visible (in petalled forms), G: Inflorescence fully emerged (end of heading) |
| 60 | 60 | Beginnin of flowering: first flowers open (sporadically) |
| 61 | 61 | Beginning of flowering: 10% of flowers open |
| 62 | 62 | 20% of flowers open |
| 63 | 63 | 30% of flowers open, maize: male beginning of pollen shedding, female: tips of stigmata visible |
| 64 | 64 | 40% of flowers open |
| 65 | 65 | Full flowering: 50% of flowers open, first petals may be fallen |
| 67 | 67 | Flowering finishing: majority of petals fallen or dry |
| 69 | 69 | End of flowering: fruit set visible |
| 71 | 71 | 10% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 10% of final size, G: Caryopsis watery ripe |
| 72 | 72 | 20% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 20% of final size |
| 73 | 73 | 30% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 30% of final size, G: Early milk |
| 74 | 74 | 40% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 40% of final size |
| 75 | 75 | 50% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 50% of final size, G: Milky ripe, medium milk |
| 76 | 76 | 60% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 60% of final size |
| 77 | 77 | 70% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 70% of final size, G: Late milk |
| 78 | 78 | 80% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 80% of final size |
| 79 | 79 | Nearly all fruits have reached final size |
| 80 | 80 | olive: fruit deep green colour becomes lightgreen, yellowish |
| 81 | 81 | Beginning of ripening or fruit colouration |
| 83 | 83 | G: early dough stage |
| 85 | 85 | Advanced ripening or fruit colouration, G: Soft dough stage |
| 87 | 87 | Fruit begins to soften (species with fleshy fruit), fruit ripe for picking |
| 89 | 89 | Fully ripe: fruit shows fully-ripe colour, beginning of fruit abscission |
| 91 | 91 | P: Shoot development completed, foliage still green, grapevine: after harvest, end of wood maturation |
| 93 | 93 | Beginning of leaf-fall |
| 95 | 95 | 50% of leaves fallen |
| 97 | 97 | End of leaf fall, plants or above ground parts dead or dormant, P Plant resting or dormant |
| 99 | 99 | Harvested product (post-harvest or storage treatment is applied at stage 99) |
| 100 | | start of harvest |
| 109 | | end of harvest |
| 111 | | first cut for silage winning |
| 115 | | first cut for silage winning (=> 50% of the area) |
| 119 | | end of the first cut for silage winning (=> 90% of the area) |
| 131 | | first cut for hay winning |
| 135 | | first cut for hay winning (=> 50% of the area) |
| 139 | | end of first cut for hay winning (=> 90% of the area) |
| 140 | | second cut for hay winning, aftermath |
| 151 | | start of harvest for silage (corn, grass) |
| 161 | | start of Corn - cob - mix harvest for silage |
| 182 | | 25% of the permanent grassland shows fresh green |
| 200 | | autumnal colouration: first discoloured leaves (sporadically) |
| 201 | | start of autumnal colouration: leaves beginn to discolour (>=10%) |
| 202 | | autumnal colouration >=20% |
| 203 | | autumnal colouration >=30% |
| 204 | | autumnal colouration >=40% |
| 205 | | autumnal colouration >=50% |
| 206 | | autumnal colouration >=60% |
| 207 | | autumnal colouration >=70% |
| 208 | | autumnal colouration >=80% |
| 209 | | end of autumnal colouration: nearly all leaves are discoloured (>=90%) |
| 210 | | autumnal leaf fall: first fallen leaves (sporadically) |
| 212 | | autumnal leaf fall: >=20% of leaves fallen |
| 213 | | autumnal leaf fall: >=30% of leaves fallen |
| 214 | | autumnal leaf fall: >=40% of leaves fallen |
| 216 | | autumnal leaf fall: >=60% of leaves fallen |
| 217 | | autumnal leaf fall: >=70% of leaves fallen |
| 218 | | autumnal leaf fall: >=80% of leaves fallen |
| 223 | | Leaf unfolding (>=50%) |
| 250 | | Grapevine bleeding, pruned grapes start to loss water from the cuts |
| 251 | | sap exudation (birch trees) |
| 286 | | first ripe fruits |