Table 6.
Factor loadings of biochemical parameters along with the percentage of variance and cumulative variance accounted for each component.
| Parameters | PC1 | PC2 | PC3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorophyll a | 0.27 | −0.25 | 0.07 |
| Chlorophyll b | 0.36 | −0.16 | 0.12 |
| Carotenoids | −0.02 | −0.21 | 0.38 |
| Chl a/b | −0.37 | 0.12 | −0.17 |
| Grain yield | −0.19 | 0.20 | 0.28 |
| Harvest index | −0.25 | 0.071 | 0.21 |
| Test weight | −0.18 | −0.26 | −0.07 |
| Amylose | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.10 |
| Amylopectin | 0.30 | 0.06 | −0.19 |
| Starch | 0.30 | 0.14 | −0.09 |
| Omega 6 | −0.13 | −0.34 | 0.06 |
| Saturated fat | 0.23 | −0.12 | 0.30 |
| PUFA | −0.16 | −0.38 | 0.05 |
| Glutamic acid | −0.06 | 0.25 | 0.42 |
| Cysteine | −0.03 | 0.25 | 0.31 |
| Histidine | 0.35 | 0.01 | 0.23 |
| Thiamine | 0.24 | 0.27 | −0.09 |
| Methionine | 0.01 | 0.34 | −0.27 |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 | −0.30 | −0.28 |
| Standard deviation | 2.25 | 2.07 | 1.82 |
| Proportion of variance | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.17 |
| Cumulative proportion | 0.26 | 0.49 | 0.66 |
PUFA, Polyunsaturated fatty acids.