Phenotypic Characterization, Evaluation, and Classification of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Accessions in Ethiopia

Table 5

Multiple correspondent analyses of 30 qualitative characteristics and their contributions to total variability along respective dimensions.

Characters	Dim1	Dim2
Color of apical leaves	0.0193	−0.0009
Pubescence on apical leaves	0.3898	−0.0262
Shape of central leaflet	0.0459	−0.1176
Leaf retention	0.4008	0.0769
Petiole color	−0.5124	0.0949
Leaf color	0.0849	−0.0539
Number of leaf lobe	0.0324	0.0061
Lobe margins	0.0853	−0.3233
Color of leaf veins	−0.0249	0.3349
Orientation of petiole	0.0826	0.3358
Prominence of foliar scars	0.0692	−0.0113
Color of stem cortex	0.0386	0.0024
Color of stem epidermis	0.0805	0.1048
Color of stem exterior	0.0942	0.0728
Grow habit of stem	0.0464	−0.0621
Distance between leaf scars	0.0936	−0.0475
Color of end branches of adult plant	−0.1902	0.0423
Stipule margin	0.0491	0.0542
Length of stipules	−0.0193	0.0029
Branching habit	−0.1131	−0.0704
Shape of plant	0.3980	0.0955
Fruit	0.0732	−0.0043
Seed	0.0732	−0.0043
Root constrictions	0.0267	0.0247
Root shape	−0.0570	0.1009
External color of storage root	−0.3372	−0.1791
Color of root pulp	−0.3580	0.1418
Color of root cortex	0.0092	0.3830
Cortex: ease of peeling	0.0990	0.0650
Texture of root epidermis	−0.1341	−0.4527