The viabilitymetrics Package: A Brief Introduction

Aravind, J., Radhamani, J., Vimala Devi, S., Jacob, S. R., and Kalyani Srinivasan

2019-09-22

Source: vignettes/Introduction.Rmd

ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi.

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Overview

The package viabilitymetrics…………..

Installation

The package can be installed using the following functions:

# Install from CRAN
install.packages('viabilitymetrics', dependencies=TRUE)

# Install development version from Github
devtools::install_github("aravind-j/viabilitymetrics")

Then the package can be loaded using the function

library(viabilitymetrics)

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Welcome to viabilitymetrics version 0.0.0.9100


To know how to use this package type:
browseVignettes(package = 'viabilitymetrics')
 for the package vignette.

To know whats new in this version type:
news(package='viabilitymetrics') for the NEWS file.

To cite the methods in the package type:
citation(package='viabilitymetrics')

To suppress this message use:
suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(viabilitymetrics))
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Viability constants

Index Species KE CW CH CQ Reference
1 Abelmoschus esculentus* 6.659 2.448 0.0329 0.000478 Daniel et al. (2013)
2 Acer platanoides* 7.22 4.23 0.0329 0.000478 Dickie et al. (1991)
3 Agastache rugosa 6.93 4.255 0.0329 0.00048 Lee et al. (2017)
4 Agathus australis 6.36 3.64 0.0329 0.000478 Dickie and Smith (1995)
5 Allium cepa 6.975 3.47 0.04 0.000428 Ellis and Roberts (1981)
6 Allium cepa* 9.083 5.81 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1990)
7 Arabidopsis thaliana 8.35 5.15 0.0563 8.39e-05 Hay et al. (2003)
8 Arachis hypogaea 6.718 4.089 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1990)
9 Arachis hypogaea 6.177 3.426 0.0304 0.000453 Usberti and Gomes (1998)
10 Araucaria columnaris 5.66 2.68 0.033 0.000478 Tompsett (1984); Tompsett (1992)
11 Araucaria cunninghamii 7.49 3.73 0.033 0.000478 Tompsett (1992)
12 Balfourodendron riedelianum 2.867 9.77e-13 1.344e-12 1.165e-13 Ignácio (2013)
13 Beta vulgaris 9.373 5.152 0.0372 0.000467 Ellis and Hong (2007)
14 Beta vulgaris* 8.943 4.723 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1990)
15 Borago officinalis 6.748 2.42 0.0665 0.000478 Ghaderi-Far et al. (2010)
16 Brachiaria brizantha (Intact seed) 6.488 4.48 0.0475 0.001292 Usberti (2007)
17 Brachiaria brizantha (Scarified seed) 8.795 4.852 0.02114 0.000733 Usberti (2007)
18 Brassica juncea* 7.768 4.56 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
19 Brassica napus* 7.718 4.54 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
20 Brassica napus 5.654 2.5 0.04387 1.438e-05 Alivand et al. (2013)
21 Capsicum annum* 7.767 4.67 0.0329 0.000478 Demir et al. (2009)
22 Celosia argentea* 4.957 1.188 0.0329 0.000478 Daniel et al. (2012)
23 Chenopodium quinoa* 8.58 5.02 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1988)
24 Cicer arietinum 8.901 4.847 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1982); Dickie et al. (1990)
25 Cicer arietinum 8.502 4.602 0.0295 0.000491 Ellis (1988)
26 Citrullus lanatus* 4.86 1.59 0.0329 0.000478 Demir et al. (2011)
27 Cucumis melo* 6.11 2.59 0.0329 0.000478 Demir et al. (2011)
28 Cucumis melo 7.299 3.707 0.0367 0.000473 Kuo (1991)
29 Cucumis sativus* 5.35 2.03 0.0329 0.000478 Demir et al. (2011)
30 Cucurbita pepo 6.913 3.604 0.04 4e-04 Hong et al. (1996)
31 Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo convar. pepo var. styriaca 3.402 3.215 0.131 0.00264 Ghaderi-Far et al. (2010)
32 Dactylis glomerata 4.715 0.554 0.03 2e-04 Reza (2014a)
33 Dalbergia nigra 5.199 4.524 0.08175 0.001641 Chaves and Usberti (2004)
34 Delphinium ambiguum 7.67 3.12 0.04 4e-04 Hong et al. (1996)
35 Descurainia sophia 4 0.179 0.03 0.000445 Reza (2014b)
36 Digitalis purpurea* 7.49 5.61 0.0329 0.000478 Hong et al. (1996)
37 Dimorphandra mollis 6.282 3.838 0.05405 0.001316 Chaves and Usberti (2004)
38 Dioscorea dumetorum 5.859 -3.06 -7e-04 -7e-04 Daniel et al. (2003)
39 Dioscorea togoensis 4.505 -1.646 -0.02 -0.00011 Daniel et al. (2003)
40 Dipterocarpus alatus 5.92 2.69 0.033 0.000478 Tompsett (1992)
41 Dipterocarpus intricatus 6.18 2.77 0.033 0.000478 Tompsett (1992)
42 Dracocephalum moldavica 3.837 0.2 0.03 2e-04 Reza (2014b)
43 Eleusine coracana 7.88 4.181 0.0254 0.000489 Ellis and Hong (2007)
44 Eleusine coracana* 9.508 5.08 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
45 Elytrigia elongate 6 1.642 0.03 2e-04 Reza (2014a)
46 Entandophragma angolense 4.6 2.21 0.033 0.000478 Tompsett (1992)
47 Eragrostis tef* 10.1 6.01 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
48 Eragrostis tef cv. Muri 9.727 5.185 0.0329 0.00054 Zewdie and Ellis (1991)
49 Eragrostis tef cvs. 9.927 5.185 0.0329 0.00054 Zewdie and Ellis (1991)
50 Eruca sativa 4.33 0.4574 0.03 0.000304 Reza (2014b)
51 Euphorbia bussei* 7.3 3.96 0.0329 0.000478 Muthoka et al. (2009)
52 Eucalyptus erythrocorys 8.81 4.97 0.0412 0.000379 Crawford et al. (2013)
53 Eucalyptus grandis 9.661 6.467 0.03498 0.000233 Fantinatti and Usberti (2007)
54 Euphorbia heterochroma* 8.9 6.89 0.0329 0.000478 Muthoka et al. (2009)
55 Euphorbia heterophylla* 7.4 4.36 0.0329 0.000478 Muthoka et al. (2009)
56 Euphorbia pseudoburuana* 10.1 7.81 0.0329 0.000478 Muthoka et al. (2009)
57 Euphorbia quinquecostata* 10.2 8.09 0.0329 0.000478 Muthoka et al. (2009)
58 Festuca ovina 4.366 0.5 0.03 2e-04 Reza (2014a)
59 Glycine max 7.525 4.086 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1982); Dickie et al. (1990)
60 Glycine max 7.292 3.996 0.0295 0.000491 Ellis (1988)
61 Gossypium hirsutum 9.24 5.19 0.03965 0.000426 Usberti et al. (2006)
62 Guizotia abyssinica* 7.578 4.78 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
63 Guizotia abyssinica 7.494 4.257 0.0372 0.00048 Zewdie and Ellis (1991)
64 Gypsophila elegans 9.6 5.36 0.04 4e-04 Hong et al. (1996)
65 Helianthus annuus* 6.74 4.16 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1988)
66 Hordeum vulgare 9.144 5.342 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis and Roberts (1980); Dickie et al. (1990)
67 Khaya senegalensis 4.76 2.15 0.033 0.000478 Tompsett (1992)
68 Lactuca sativa 7.938 5.25 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
69 Lactuca sativa* 6.895 4.2 0.0329 0.000478 Kraak and Vos (1987); Dickie et al. (1990)
70 Lallemantia royleana 4.725 2.324 0.02544 1.068e-05 Baladi and Balouchi (2016)
71 Linum usitatissimum* 7.76 4.86 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1988)
72 Linum usitatissimum cv. Norman 5.201 2.59 0.03613 1.5e-05 Balouchi et al. (2017)
73 Linum usitatissimum cv. Urmia 4.474 2.185 0.01467 0.000161 Balouchi et al. (2017)
74 Liquidambar styraciflua 6.553 3.033 0.0081 0.00151 Bonner (1994)
75 Liquidambar styraciflua 6.385 2.706 0.0306 0.000967 Bonner (1994)
76 Lupinus polyphyllus 6.217 2.761 0.04 4e-04 Dickie and Bowyer (1985)
77 Lycopersicon esculentum 6.502 3.181 0.0324 0.000431 Kruse et al. (2005)
78 Lycopersicon esculentum 4.544 2.683 -0.05018 0.001266 Sinício et al. (2009)
79 Malus domestica 7.316 4.119 0.04 0.00042 Dickie (1988)
80 Melilotus officinalis 4.21 0.2 0.03 2e-04 Reza (2014b)
81 Nigella sativa 4.97 1.253 0.0516 0.000478 Ghaderi-Far et al. (2010)
82 Orobanche aegyptiaca 6.434 0.0356 0.066 1e-05 Kebreab and Murdoch (1999)
83 Orobanche crenata 6.447 0.0356 0.066 1e-05 Kebreab and Murdoch (1999)
84 Orobanche minor 6.126 0.0356 0.066 1e-05 Kebreab and Murdoch (1999)
85 Oryza glaberrima 9.406 5.043 0.0375 0.000471 Ellis and Hong (2007)
86 Oryza glaberrima* 6.871 5.51 0.0329 0.000478 Bam et al. (2008)
87 Oryza sativa 8.242 4.345 0.0307 0.000501 Ellis and Hong (2007)
88 Oryza sativa* 8.668 5.03 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
89 Oryza sativa ssp. indica* 8.81 4.904 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1992)
90 Oryza sativa ssp. japonica* 8.416 4.904 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1992)
91 Oryza sativa ssp. japonica* 6.628 5.51 0.0329 0.000478 Bam et al. (2008)
92 Oryza sativa ssp. javanica* 8.736 4.904 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1992)
93 Papaver nudicaule 6.838 4.101 0.027 0.000313 Belletti et al. (1991)
94 Paspalum scrobiculatum 8.066 4.449 0.0266 0.000526 Ellis and Hong (2007)
95 Pennisetum glaucum* 8.728 4.86 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
96 Pennisetum purpureum \(\times\) P. glaucum (Cutting type) 7.735 4.658 0.01969 0.000403 Pozitano and Usberti (2009)
97 Pennisetum purpureum \(\times\) P. glaucum (Grazing type) 8.825 4.522 0.03655 3e-04 Pozitano and Usberti (2009)
98 Pennisetum purpureum \(\times\) P. glaucum (Original type) 8.417 5.037 0.02309 0.000436 Pozitano and Usberti (2009)
99 Pennisetum typhoides 8.442 5.035 0.025 0.000443 Ellis and Hong (2007)
100 Phaseolus vulgaris* 9.09 4.761 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1990)
101 Phaseolus vulgaris 9.08 5.2 0.0057 0.00079 Wilson and McDonald (1989)
102 Phleum pratense 9.571 5.262 0.04 4e-04 Hong et al. (1996)
103 Phleum pratense cv. Erecta* 8.678 4.75 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
104 Phleum pratense cv. S325* 8.138 4.75 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
105 Pinus elliottii 5.588 1.449 0.0326 0.00101 Bonner (1994)
106 Pinus elliottii 5.246 0.9832 0.0508 0.000571 Bonner (1994)
107 Pinus occidentalis 5.047 1.678 0.0206 0.00126 Bonner (1994)
108 Pinus occidentalis 5.101 1.674 0.0354 0.000838 Bonner (1994)
109 Pinus taeda 3.618 -0.2567 0.00064 0.00122 Bonner (1994)
110 Pinus taeda 3.278 -0.73 0.0348 0.000328 Bonner (1994)
111 Pinus taeda 8.838 5.981 0.1034 0.0005476 Fantinatti and Usberti (2007)
112 Pisum sativum* 9.858 5.39 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
113 Pongamia pinnata 5.75 3.26 0.04 3e-04 Kundu (2008)
114 Ranunculus sceleratus 6.98 5.01 0.0329 0.000428 Hong et al. (1996)
115 Saccharum spp. 8.805 5.168 5.168 0.000581 Ellis and Hong (2007)
116 Salvia officinalis 5 1.49 0.0329 2e-04 Reza (2014b)
117 Satureja hortensis 4.46 0.391 0.0329 0.000478 Reza (2014b)
118 Secale cereale 6.361 2.059 0.03 0.000201 Reza (2014a)
119 Secale montanum 4.431 0.472 0.03 0.000201 Reza (2014a)
120 Secale montanum 6.114 2.577 0.03856 0.00013 Dehghan and Sharif-Zadeh (2015)
121 Sesamum indicum 7.19 4.02 0.04 0.000428 Ellis et al. (1986)
122 Setaria italica 8.657 4.968 0.0304 0.000504 Ellis and Hong (2007)
123 Setaria italica* 8.678 4.95 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
124 Solanum macrocarpon 5.166 3.009 0.094 0.0019 Daniel et al. (2011)
125 Solanum tuberosum 7.923 5.063 0.0325 0.000432 Ellis and Hong (2007)
126 Sorghum bicolor 2.49 -0.3002 0.00725 -0.00057 Ali (2014)
127 Sorghum bicolor 9.472 5.426 0.0324 0.000478 Ellis and Hong (2007)
128 Sorghum bicolor 10.59 6.305 0.041 0.000349 Kuo et al. (1990)
129 Sorghum bicolor 2.49 -0.3002 0.00725 -0.00057 Tabatabaei (2014)
130 Swietinia humilis 5.393 2.391 0.0329 0.000478 Dickie et al. (1990)
131 Tagetes patula 12.22 3.114 0.2769 0.002212 Simões et al. (2008)
132 Terminalia brassii 5.016 2.161 0.0329 0.000478 Tompsett (1986); Tompsett (1992)
133 Thymus daenensis 5 0.753 0.0347 2e-04 Reza (2014b)
134 Thymus transcaspicus 5.065 0.0641 0.03 2e-04 Reza (2014b)
135 Trifolium subterraneum 7.21 3.51 0.04 4e-04 Hong et al. (1996)
136 Triticum aestivum 9.043 5.183 0.0351 0.000475 Ellis and Hong (2007)
137 Triticum aestivum* 9.42 5.859 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1990)
138 Ulmus carpinifolia 5.83 3.035 0.0329 0.000478 Tompsett (1986); Tompsett (1992)
139 Vigna radiata* 10.86 6.27 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1989)
140 Vigna unguiculata 9.401 5.118 0.0329 0.000478 Ellis et al. (1982); Dickie et al. (1990)
141 Vigna unguiculata 9.102 4.967 0.0295 0.000491 Ellis (1988)
142 Xanthorrhoea preissii 8.77 5.29 0.0382 0.000472 Crawford et al. (2013)
143 Zea mays 10.56 6.366 0.0332 0.000577 Ellis and Hong (2007)
144 Zea mays* 8.579 4.91 0.0329 0.000478 Hong et al. (1996)
145 Chenopodium quinoa 2.93 0.51 0.019 0.00031 Mammadi and Afshari (2018)
146 Cicer arientinum 8.507 4.524 0.0486 0.00028 Moeinzadeh et al. (2018)
147 Lens culinaris 4.292 1.493 0.0244 0.00014 Moeinzadeh et al. (2018)
148 Lallemantia royleana 4.725 2.324 0.02544 1.068e-05 (???)
149 Dendrocalamus membranaceus 4.261 -1.395 -0.03352 -0.00026 Rawat and Thapliyal (2003)
150 Delphinium elatum (based on normal seedlings)* 7.777 4.623 0.0329 0.000478 Kwong et al. (2001)
151 Delphinium elatum (based on radicle emergence)* 9.857 6.536 0.0329 0.000478 Kwong et al. (2001)
152 Salvia splendens (based on normal seedlings)* 9.883 6.678 0.0329 0.000478 Kwong et al. (2001)
153 Salvia splendens (based on radicle emergence)* 9.923 6.674 0.0329 0.000478 Kwong et al. (2001)
154 Ceiba pentandra* 8 3.71 0.0329 0.000478 Lima and Ellis (2005)
155 Dalbergia spruceana* 6.71 3.35 0.0329 0.000478 Lima and Ellis (2005)
156 Cedrela odorata 6.9 3.8 0.0291 0.000468 Lima and Ellis (2005)
157 Tabebuia alba 6.1 3.46 0.0291 0.000468 Lima and Ellis (2005)
158 Mentha pulegium* 4.312 0.61 0.0329 0.000478 Eisvand et al. (2013)
159 Mentha longifolia* 4.06 0.0082 0.0329 0.000478 Eisvand et al. (2013)
160 Teucrium polium* 4.72 0.2978 0.0329 0.000478 Eisvand et al. (2013)
161 Salvia virgata* 4.29 0.222 0.0329 0.000478 Eisvand et al. (2013)
162 Thymus daenensis* 5.148 0.242 0.0329 0.000478 Eisvand et al. (2013)
163 Thymus fedtschenkoi 7.18 2.68 0.03 2e-04 Eisvand et al. (2013)

* Viability constants are derived from storage experiment at a single temperature. CH and CQ here are the universal temperature coefficients (0.0329 and 0.000478 respectively).

Citing viabilitymetrics 


To cite the R package 'viabilitymetrics' in publications use:

  Aravind, J., Radhamani, J., Vimala Devi, S., Jacob, S. R., and
  Kalyani Srinivasan (2019).  viabilitymetrics: Seed Viability
  Calculations and Curve Fitting. R package version 0.0.0.9100,
  https://aravind-j.github.io/viabilitymetrics/.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @Manual{,
    title = {viabilitymetrics: Seed Viability Calculations and Curve Fitting},
    author = {J. Aravind and J. Radhamani and S. {Vimala Devi} and Sherry Rachel Jacob and {Kalyani Srinivasan}},
    year = {2019},
    note = {R package version 0.0.0.9100},
    note = {https://aravind-j.github.io/viabilitymetrics/},
  }

This free and open-source software implements academic research by
the authors and co-workers. If you use it, please support the
project by citing the package.

Session Info

R Under development (unstable) (2019-09-07 r77160)
Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)
Running under: Windows 10 x64 (build 17763)

Matrix products: default

locale:
[1] LC_COLLATE=English_India.1252  LC_CTYPE=English_India.1252   
[3] LC_MONETARY=English_India.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C                  
[5] LC_TIME=English_India.1252    

attached base packages:
[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base     

other attached packages:
[1] viabilitymetrics_0.0.0.9100

loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
 [1] Rcpp_1.0.2       plyr_1.8.4       compiler_3.7.0   pillar_1.4.2    
 [5] tools_3.7.0      digest_0.6.20    nlme_3.1-141     lattice_0.20-38 
 [9] evaluate_0.14    memoise_1.1.0    tibble_2.1.3     gtable_0.3.0    
[13] pkgconfig_2.0.2  rlang_0.4.0      Matrix_1.2-17    bibtex_0.4.2    
[17] rstudioapi_0.10  yaml_2.2.0       gnm_1.1-0        pkgdown_1.4.0   
[21] xfun_0.9         relimp_1.0-5     stringr_1.4.0    dplyr_0.8.3     
[25] knitr_1.24       generics_0.0.2   qvcalc_1.0.0     desc_1.2.0      
[29] fs_1.3.1         nnet_7.3-12      gbRd_0.4-11      rprojroot_1.3-2 
[33] grid_3.7.0       tidyselect_0.2.5 glue_1.3.1       R6_2.4.0        
[37] Rdpack_0.11-0    minpack.lm_1.2-1 rmarkdown_1.15   pander_0.6.3    
[41] tidyr_0.8.3      ggplot2_3.2.1    purrr_0.3.2      magrittr_1.5    
[45] backports_1.1.4  scales_1.0.0     htmltools_0.3.6  MASS_7.3-51.4   
[49] assertthat_0.2.1 colorspace_1.4-1 stringi_1.4.3    lazyeval_0.2.2  
[53] munsell_0.5.0    broom_0.5.2      crayon_1.3.4

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