Research Article

Assessment of the Effects of Seed Storage Time on Germination Rate and Performance Evaluation of Ethiopian Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Varieties for Yield and Related Traits

Table 10

Principal component’s analysis (PCA) for the 22 quantitative traits considered.

VariablePC1PC2PC3PC4PC5PC6

LL0.32−0.06−0.070.130.03−0.09
LW0.270.08−0.14−0.33−0.06−0.36
LA0.160.29−0.22−0.030.03−0.35
LAI0.220.25−0.200.030.050.19
PoL0.270.07−0.020.050.43−0.13
PoW−0.020.220.12−0.260.540.12
IL0.31−0.130.06−0.05−0.110.21
PHFPo−0.150.26−0.31−0.05−0.24−0.08
PH0.180.13−0.310.30−0.190.31
NBPP0.110.240.020.11−0.29−0.51
NPPP0.150.070.44−0.20−0.35−0.01
NSPP−0.060.280.37−0.17−0.210.06
NSPPo−0.250.29−0.02−0.020.130.07
DTF−0.320.15−0.01−0.06−0.04−0.11
DTM−0.280.27−0.01−0.05−0.030.04
SFP−0.210.30−0.03−0.010.060.12
SPE0.100.25−0.10−0.33−0.110.25
TSW0.100.240.290.260.32−0.26
EGR0.200.100.470.03−0.050.11
BmWPP0.280.16−0.10−0.270.030.20
SYPP0.260.270.010.18−0.050.19
HI−0.030.230.130.58−0.080.09
Eigenvalue7.035.362.491.581.361.00
Proportion0.320.240.110.070.060.05
Cumulative0.320.560.680.750.810.86

Description of the variables is presented under Table 2; PC = principal component.