| Variable | PC1 | PC2 | PC3 | PC4 |
| Eigen value | 3.13 | 1.97 | 1.75 | 1.06 |
| Total variance | 26.08 | 16.41 | 14.57 | 8.83 |
| Cumulative eigen value | 3.13 | 5.10 | 6.85 | 7.91 |
| % Cumulative | 26.08 | 42.50 | 57.06 | 65.89 |
| Plant height (cm) | −0.68 | −0.40 | −0.42 | 0.07 |
| No. of monopodial branches | −0.25 | −0.40 | 0.04 | 0.27 |
| No. of sympodial branches | −0.60 | −0.39 | −0.35 | 0.18 |
| First sympodial node no. | −0.09 | 0.36 | −0.04 | −0.60 |
| Boll weight (g) | −0.28 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.52 |
| No of bolls per plant | −0.62 | 0.58 | 0.12 | −0.14 |
| Seed cotton yield (g) | −0.65 | 0.62 | 0.30 | 0.12 |
| Lint %AGE (%) | −0.49 | −0.38 | 0.03 | −0.37 |
| Staple length (mm) | 0.14 | 0.37 | −0.71 | 0.01 |
| Micronaire value (μ/g inch−1) | −0.41 | −0.39 | 0.55 | −0.36 |
| Fibre strength (G Tex−1) | −0.08 | 0.27 | −0.57 | −0.11 |
| CLCuD % | −0.96 | 0.09 | −0.20 | 0.02 |