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Table 5 Principal component analysis of the 11 leaf traits

From: Leaf phenotypic variation and its response to environmental factors in natural populations of Eucommia ulmoides

Traits

PC1

PC2

PC3

LL

0.932

-0.077

0.284

PL

0.453

-0.144

0.521

LTWR

0.079

-0.123

0.912

LW

0.866

0.033

-0.461

LA

0.957

-0.002

-0.214

RC

-0.010

0.978

0.074

BC

0.024

0.909

0.217

GC

0.188

0.929

0.067

CRV

0.292

-0.285

0.087

LP

0.958

-0.020

0.031

SLDW

-0.134

-0.265

0.313

Eigen value

3.803

2.841

1.604

Contribution rate

34.573

25.825

14.585

Cumulative Contribution rate

34.573

60.399

74.984

  1. leaf length (LL), petiole length (PL), length to width ratio of leaf (LTWR), leaf width (LW), leaf area (LA), red component of leaf (RC), blue component of leaf (BC), green component of leaf (GC), chlorophyll reference value (CRV), leaf perimeter (LP), specific leaf dry weight (SLDW)