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. 2023 Mar 3;14:1147424. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1147424

Table 3.

Eigenvalues, explained variance, cumulative variance, and final loadings of factors retained after superposition by exploratory factor analysis.

Traits Optimal Managed Drought Managed Waterlogging
FA1 FA2 FA3 FA1 FA2 FA3 FA4 FA1 FA2 FA3 FA4
D50A 0.14 −0.88 0.11 0.11 0.98 −0.04 0.15 −0.30 0.67 −0.19 0.38
D50S 0.07 −0.95 −0.03 −0.34 0.78 −0.10 −0.17 −0.32 0.38 −0.13 0.83
ASI −0.23 −0.52 −0.44 −0.48 −0.59 −0.06 −0.38 −0.10 −0.33 0.07 0.82
PH −0.82 0.16 0.20 −0.23 −0.19 0.12 −0.81 −0.12 −0.83 −0.14 0.05
EH −0.76 0.35 0.10 −0.07 0.02 −0.02 −0.92 −0.17 −0.77 −0.18 0.14
SPAD −0.59 −0.20 0.45 −0.34 0.07 −0.17 −0.36 −0.65 −0.19 −0.48 0.21
TW −0.23 −0.52 0.33 −0.44 0.25 0.44 0.31 −0.77 0.25 −0.04 0.19
EL −0.71 −0.22 0.05 −0.79 −0.03 0.12 −0.06 −0.86 −0.14 0.15 −0.03
EG −0.22 −0.06 0.78 −0.18 0.09 −0.73 0.10 0.01 −0.22 −0.83 0.15
KRE −0.31 −0.01 0.82 −0.08 0.03 −0.81 −0.04 −0.16 0.03 −0.87 −0.13
KNR −0.83 −0.04 0.24 −0.74 0.01 −0.31 −0.28 −0.67 −0.46 −0.17 0.12
GY −0.70 −0.29 0.53 −0.81 0.03 −0.31 −0.20 −0.75 −0.02 −0.37 0.35
Eigenvalues 4.54 2.51 1.21 3.47 2.21 1.43 1.25 4.16 2.40 1.47 1.14
Variance (%) 37.83 20.93 10.10 28.90 18.38 11.94 10.39 34.64 20.02 12.26 9.52
Accumulated (%) 37.83 58.77 68.86 28.90 47.28 59.22 69.61 34.64 54.66 66.92 76.43

D50A, days to 50% anthesis; D50S, days to 50% silking; ASI, anthesis–silking interval; PH, plant height; EH, ear height; SPAD, chlorophyll content; EL, ear length; EG, ear girth; KRE, number of kernel rows per ear; KNR, number of kernels per a row; TW, test weight and GY, grain yield.