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Table 7 Principal component analysis of naked barley accessions based on qualitative traits

From: Agro-morphological diversity of Nepalese naked barley landraces

Quantitative traits

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC4

PC5

Eigen value

2.74

1.82

1.37

1.03

0.81

Proportion of variance

0.27

0.18

0.13

0.10

0.08

Growth habit

− 0.21

− 0.49

0.05

− 0.37

− 0.11

Stem pigmentation

0.32

− 0.12

0.31

− 0.57

0.11

Tillering capacity

− 0.30

0.44

− 0.09

− 0.27

0.02

Spike density

0.11

− 0.06

− 0.67

0.04

− 0.53

Lemma awn/hoods

0.42

0.19

− 0.09

− 0.07

0.25

Lemma awn barbs

− 0.38

− 0.39

− 0.09

− 0.30

− 0.03

Glume color

0.01

− 0.48

0.20

0.54

0.02

Grain color

0.45

− 0.23

− 0.03

0.06

0.17

Grain size

− 0.06

0.22

0.61

0.11

− 0.57

Overall phenotypic acceptance

0.45

− 0.06

0.02

− 0.20

− 0.51