Research Article

Evaluation of Morphological and Molecular Diversity among South Asian Germplasms of Cucumis sativus and Cucumis melo

Table 6

Eight quantitative characters contribution to three principle components.

Quantitative characterPC1PC2PC3

No. of primary branches0.0410.0270.457
Internodal length0.0860.0460.422
Leaf petiole length−0.047−0.0010.452
Leaf length0.0530.0160.385
Leaf width0.017−0.0290.487
Peduncle length−0.0080.068−0.135
Fruit length0.9350.329−0.065
Fruit girth−0.3320.9390.007