Research Article

Genetic Variation of New Purple-Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Genotypes in Indonesia by Multivariate Analysis

Table 7

Factor loadings, agronomic trait markers, contributed to variability in PFSP at Majalengka.

ParametersPC 1PC 2PC 3PC 4

SRL0.5890.6140.0010.301
SRD0.2940.7300.165−0.491
NRP0.485−0.4470.5090.403
TRWP0.242−0.3720.671−0.410
NRM0.941−0.023−0.2810.030
MRW0.929−0.121−0.221−0.046
NRPL0.9470.031−0.0470.171
TSRW0.9300.1280.033−0.127
BRIX0.440−0.627−0.518−0.330
SG−0.6020.011−0.4200.022
Eigenvalue4.7971.6781.3150.822
Variability (%)47.97516.78213.1518.224
Cumulative (%)47.97564.75877.90986.133

SRL: storage root length, SRD: storage root diameter, NRP: number of roots per plant, TRWP: total root weight per plant, NRM: number of marketable/commercial roots, MRW: marketable/commercial root weight, NRPL: number of roots per plot, TSRW: total storage Root weight, BRIX: level of sweetness, and SG: specific gravity.