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When measuring leaf area or fruit surface area, these have usually been measured manually, which is time-consuming and often inaccurate, especially when the shape is not perpendicular. For more reliable measurement, image analysis provides a good alternative. To facilitate this process, I developed an R function, greencapture() that captures the green area of leaves or fruits in the lab using a fixed frame. 1. Install the greencapture() package 2. Set up folders for input and output images I will save…

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When analyzing data, we sometimes need to analyze cumulative data. When calculating cumulative data, grouping is important, and it takes time to perform the grouping and calculations. To simplify this process, I developed an R package called datacume(). Let’s upload the dataset. This dataset contains biomass measurements across different treatments over time, recorded for various plants and their branches. I want to calculate the cumulative biomass over time. To do this accurately, I’ll first calculate the average biomass of the…

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In my previous post, I explained how to calculate Cook’s Distance step by step, and noted that in R you can simply use the function cooks.distance(). However, this simple function only provides the Cook’s Distance values. In my previous post, I explained the formula for Cook’s Distance step by step, including how to compute residuals, leverage, and internal studentized residuals. To make it easier to calculate these values, I recently developed an R package called datacooks(). □ datacooks() Before installing…

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This post is part of a series introducing R packages that present methods for calculating phenotypic plasticity. □ [R package] Finlay-Wilkinson Regression model (feat. fwrmodel)□ [R package] Calculate the responsiveness of each treatment relative to a control (Feat. deltactrl)□ [R package] Quantifying Reaction Norm Plasticity from Slopes to Individual Responses (Feat. nrmodel) In my previous post, I explained how to quantify phenotypic plasticity in crops and described three different approaches: Responsiveness, Reaction Norm, and the Finlay-Wilkinson Regression Model. □ Quantifying…

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■ [R package] Embedding Key Descriptive Statistics within Original Data (Feat. descriptivestat) ■ [R package] Calculate the responsiveness of each treatment relative to a control (Feat. deltactrl) In my previous posts, I introduced two R packages. The first package, descriptivestat(), displays raw data along with mean values and additional descriptive statistics. The second package, deltactrl(), calculates the responsiveness of dependent variables in response to the control. Today, in this article, I will demonstrate how combining these two R packages allows…

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■ Quantifying Phenotypic Plasticity of Crops In my previous posts, I explained how to quantify phenotypic plasticity of crops in response to environmental factors, and introduced the concept of responsiveness, calculated using the formula: (Treatment – Control) / Control, as shown in the table below. Genotype Control Treatment Responsiveness A 100 90 -10.0% = (90-100)/100 B 120 70 -41.7% C 115 90 -21.7% D 95 85 -10.5% E 110 105 -4.5% While calculating responsiveness for a single variable is relatively…

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When analyzing data, we often need to examine descriptive statistics such as standard deviation, standard error, or the coefficient of variation (CV). These are typically summarized in a short table, but in some cases, it may be necessary to include such statistics directly in the original dataset for further analysis. Let’s upload a dataset to begin. I would like to calculate the mean, variance, standard deviation, standard error, 95% confidence interval, coefficient of variation, and the 25th percentile of yield…

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When uploading data to R, we sometimes worry about losing track of the data over time. This is because we save data in different folders according to various projects, and we might forget where we stored it. Additionally, if the file path changes, it can be difficult to upload the data directly and locate its current location. Therefore, a better approach is to save the data as code, allowing us to access it directly when opening the R file where…

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In my previous post, I explained how to calculate interpolation to predict in-between data points. ■ [Data article] Predicting Intermediate Data Points with Linear Interpolation in Excel and R To make interpolation calculations easier, particularly for groups, I recently developed a new R package, interpolate(). First, let’s upload a dataset. This dataset contains chlorophyll content measurements for sorghum and soybean. I measured chlorophyll content every 10 days between 65 and 125 days after sowing, with four replicates at each time…

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