Table 3.
Means or descriptive characters of different variables in 3 clusters for 47 accessions of runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus L.).
| Cluster variables | Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative seed characteristic | |||
| L (mm) | 24.38 | 19.88 | 20.17 |
| T (mm) | 9.71 | 8.78 | 8.01 |
| W (mm) | 14.66 | 12.49 | 12.26 |
| L/W | 1.69 | 1.60 | 1.66 |
| W/T | 1.51 | 1.39 | 1.57 |
| 10 seed weight (g) | 20.08 | 12.50 | 12.54 |
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| Qualitative seed characteristic | |||
| Seed colour | Colour mixture (100.00∗) | Colour mixture (100.00∗) | Light colour (83.33∗) |
| Number of seed colours | Two (100.00∗) | Two (100.00∗) | One (91.67∗) |
| Primary/main seed colour | Beige (66.67∗) | Black or brown (37.93∗) | White (91.67∗) |
| Predominant secondary seed colour | Brown (66.67∗) | Black or brown (37.93∗) | None (91.67∗) |
| Distribution of secondary seed colour | On entire seed (100.00∗) | On entire seed (96.55∗) | None (91.67∗) |
| Seed veining | Weak (83.33∗) | Weak (100.00∗) | Medium (58.33∗) |
| Seed shape | Cuboid/elliptic (83.33∗) | Cuboid/elliptic (62.07∗) | Oval/circular to elliptic (41.67∗) |
| Seed colour and coat pattern | Bi-colour: Pinto T type (50.00∗) | Bi-colour: Pinto T type (48.28∗) | One-colour: White (83.33∗) |
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| Number of accessions | 6 | 29 | 12 |
∗, % of main characteristic within each cluster; L, seed length; T, seed thickness; W, seed width; L/W, length/width ratio; W/T, width/thickness ratio.