Research Article

Biochemical Composition Variation among Southern Ethiopian Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Genotypes

Table 5

Eigenvalues, total variance, cumulative variance, and eigenvectors for 6 quantitative traits were studied on 104 coffee germplasm accessions.

TritsEigenvectors
PCIPCIIPC III

CP0.14016−0.074310.42755
EE0.05874−0.197460.5998
CF0.56881−0.103960.02377
CA0.129010.10412−0.53346
TCH−0.569080.11569−0.15786
EV−0.54268−0.016980.29778
Eigenvalue2.8292.2311.405
% of total variation31.4424.7915.61
% of cumulative variation31.4456.2271.84

CP = Crude protein, EE = Crude fat, CF = Crude fiber, CA = Ash content, TCA = Total carbohydrate, and CV = Caloric value, PC = Principal component.