Cumulative variances of first and second principal components and loadings of 7 quantitative cha-racteristics on each principal component.
| Code | Morphological characteristics | Eigenvectors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| QN4 | Ear height (EH) | 0.88 | ‒0.077 |
| QN3 | Plant height (PH) | 0.855 | 0.03 |
| QN5 | Stem width (SW) | 0.732 | ‒0.278 |
| QN6 | Leaf length (LL) | 0.654 | 0.051 |
| QN7 | Leaf width (LW) | 0.603 | 0.051 |
| QN1 | Days of tasseling (DT) | 0.149 | 0.971 |
| QN2 | Days of silking (DS) | 0.108 | 0.984 |
| Cumulative variance (%) | 40.9 | 28.6 | |
