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Table 2 The contribution of variables to the first five principal components of 83 Crotalaria accessions in Kenya

From: Phenomic characterization of Crotalaria germplasm for crop improvement

Traits

PC 1

PC 2

PC 3

PC 4

PC 5

Eigenvalue

2.961

1.730

1.398

0.838

0.764

Variance %

0.329

0.192

0.155

0.093

0.085

Cumulative %

0.329

0.521

0.676

0.770

0.855

Factor loading

 Height (cm)

0.092

− 0.346

0.394

− 0.467

0.6803

 No. of leaflets

0.379

− 0.212

0.232

0.458

− 0.1205

 Leaf length

− 0.524

− 0.117

0.034

− 0.050

− 0.0489

 Leaf width

− 0.421

0.158

− 0.101

0.342

0.4087

 Number of branches

− 0.234

− 0.399

0.294

− 0.344

− 0.5601

 Pod length

− 0.001

− 0.616

− 0.149

0.346

0.1838

 Pod diameter

− 0.045

− 0.507

− 0.488

0.072

− 0.0548

 Pods per plant

− 0.167

− 0.026

0.657

0.459

− 0.0482

 Leaf area

− 0.558

0.006

− 0.013

0.023

0.0214