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Table 6 Canonical discriminant function coefficients of the linear discriminant model constructed with the metal contents of teff grain samples from three administrative zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia

From: Multielement analysis coupled with chemometrics modelling for geographical origin classification of teff [Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter] grains from Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Element

Ca

Fe

Mg

Zn

Mn

Cd

Cr

Ni

Cu

K

Na

Co

Function 1

0.54

0.41

0.25

0.24

0.24

− 0.13

− 0.09

− 0.04

− 0.16

− 0.08

− 0.04

− 0.05

Function 2

− 0.27

− 0.11

0.01

− 0.05

− 0.16

− 0.06

− 0.25

− 0.22

− 0.19

− 0.15

− 0.15

− 0.06