Table 5 The principal component analysis (PCA) eigenvectors for the morphological traits of B. thonningii tree from two different agroecologies in Tselemti district, Ethiopia. Bold letters signify strong correlations. Correlations above 0.5 is deemed important.
From: Morphological and nutritional composition of Bauhinia thonningii pods and seeds in Northern Ethiopia
Variable | Principal component | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PC1 | PC2 | PC3 | PC4 | PC5 | |
Pod length | 0.650 | 0.237 | − 0.345 | 0.624 | 0.113 |
Pod width | 0.606 | 0.668 | 0.359 | − 0.062 | 0.027 |
Pod thickness | 0.558 | 0.683 | 0.411 | − 0.041 | − 0.046 |
Total pod weight | 0.944 | − 0.313 | − 0.022 | − 0.083 | − 0.034 |
Pod pericarp weight | 0.809 | − 0.360 | 0.109 | − 0.181 | 0.412 |
Total seed weight per pod | 0.931 | − 0.271 | -0.075 | − 0.036 | − 0.216 |
Individual seed weight | 0.159 | − 0.602 | 0.713 | 0.299 | − 0.107 |
Number of seed per pod | 0.890 | − 0.008 | − 0.375 | − 0.151 | − 0.167 |
