Table 5 Eigenvectors for the main variables for the first three principal component axes from PCA of the morphological characters in the studied P. scoparia accessions.

From: Morphological characterization of wild Prunus scoparia Spach accessions in 11 provinces of Iran

Character

Component

1

2

3

Petal shape

− 0.66

0.08

− 0.06

Petal length

0.77

− 0.12

− 0.05

Petal width

0.85

− 0.16

− 0.05

Hypanthium diameter

0.75

− 0.15

− 0.12

Sepal length

0.74

− 0.02

− 0.15

Sepal width

0.81

− 0.12

− 0.20

Tree form

− 0.23

0.06

0.80

Tree height

− 0.14

0.04

0.81

Trunk type

0.11

0.01

− 0.81

Trunk diameter

− 0.02

0.12

0.73

Nut length

− 0.13

0.76

0.14

Nut width

0.01

0.88

0.02

Nut thickness

− 0.12

0.73

0.02

Nut weight

− 0.07

0.92

0.05

Kernel length

− 0.12

0.78

0.10

Kernel width

− 0.13

0.86

− 0.03

Kernel weight

− 0.25

0.79

0.05

Total

6.10

6.06

4.58

% of variance

6.10

6.06

4.58

Cumulative %

6.10

12.16

16.74

  1. Bold values indicate the characteristics that most influence each PC.