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Table 5 Eigen values, variances and loading scores of eight quantitative traits among 100 cowpea genotypes assessed in two locations in Zambia

From: Assessing the genetic diversity of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] germplasm collections using phenotypic traits and SNP markers

Traits

PC1

PC2

PC3

Eigen-values

2.52

1.68

1.50

Proportion variance (%)

31.49

20.97

18.78

Cumulative variance (%)

31.49

52.46

71.25

DTF

−0.09

0.88

−0.22

DTM

−0.03

0.87

−0.27

PDL

0.84

0.06

0.04

NPP

0.72

0.02

0.13

NSP

0.82

−0.01

−0.21

SDS

−0.25

0.18

0.78

HSW

0.02

0.31

0.80

GYD

0.75

0.11

0.27

  1. DTF days to flowering, DTM days to maturity, PDL pod length (cm), NPP number of pods per plant, NSP number of seeds per pod, HSW hundred seed weight (g), GYD grain yield in kg per hectare, PC principal component.