Table 4.
Eigen vectors for first three principal components of quantitatively measured traits in 16 CMS lines of cabbage
| Traits | Principle componenta | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC1 | PC2 | PC3 | |
| Plant height (cm) | 0.63 | − 0.43 | 0.26 |
| Plant spread (cm) | 0.70 | − 0.58 | 0.10 |
| Gross head weight (kg) | 0.95 | 0.19 | − 0.08 |
| Number of non-wrapper leaves | 0.57 | − 0.34 | − 0.56 |
| Head length (cm) | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.29 |
| Head width (cm) | 0.80 | 0.51 | − 0.05 |
| Net head weight (kg) | 0.61 | 0.74 | − 0.09 |
| Stalk length (cm) | 0.13 | − 0.04 | 0.92 |
| Core length (cm) | 0.50 | − 0.23 | − 0.16 |
| Harvest index (%) | − 0.43 | 0.81 | − 0.07 |
| Eigen value | 3.93 | 2.43 | 1.38 |
| Percentage of variance | 39.27 | 24.34 | 13.79 |
| Cumulative per cent of variance | 39.27 | 63.61 | 77.40 |
PC Principal component. aExtracted through principle component analysis