The Personal Blog Of Derek Michael Wright
I was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and graduated with a BSc in Biology from the University of Regina in 2012, followed by a MSc in Agrobiotechnology from Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (University of Giessen, Germany) in 2015. I now work in the Plant Sciences department at the University of Saskatchewan and have been involved in three research projects (AGILE, EVOLVES & P2IRC) with lentil (Lens culinaris).
My curriculum vitae (CV): PDF HTML
Research Assistant, 2015-Current
University of Saskatchewan
MSc in Agrobiotechnology, 2013-2015
University of Geissen
BSc in Biology, 2007-2012
University of Regina
Scientific Publications I Have Been Involved In
Tutorials & Vignettes
An R package for plotting GWAS results from the GAPIT package
A vignette illustrating different ways to visualize data
An R tutorial on running genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with GAPIT and gwaspr
A vignette of graphs using data from the paper Contribution of land use practices to GHGs in the Canadian Prairies crop sector
A population representing global genetic diversity in cultivated lentil varieties
A tutorial on how to run QTL analyses in R
An introduction to R
An R tutorial on augmented field trial designs and how to adjust their values
An R tutorial on how to properly use correlation coefficients when evaluating predictive models
An R tutorial on how to create a plots with dual y-axes
Focusing the GWAS Lens on days to flower using latent variable phenotypes derived from global multi-environment trials. The Plant Genome. (2022) e20269.
Understanding photothermal interactions can help expand production range and increase genetic diversity of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Plants, People, Planet. (2020) 00: 1-11.
Lentil Timeline
Strategic Identification of New Genetic Diversity to Expand Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Production (Using Nepal as an Example). Agronomy. (2021) 11(10): 1933.
A tutorial on how to run principal component analyses and heirarchical clustering in R
An R tutorial on how to calculate thermal time and incorporate environmental data into a phenotype
An R tutorial on how to manipulate and plot environmental data
An Package Containing Agricultural Data Sets
https://derekmichaelwright.github.io/agData/
Install agData
: devtools::install_github("derekmichaelwright/agData")
An R package with FAO, USDA, STATCAN and ISAAA data
Graphs of bean production using FAO data
Graphs of honeybee production in Canada using STATCAN data
Graphs of chickpea production using FAO data
Graphs of cotton production using FAO data
Graphs of hemp production with FAO data
Graphs of honeybee production using FAO data
Graphs of lentil production using FAO data
Graphs of livestock production using FAO data
Graphs of livestock production using STATCAN data
Graphs of maize production using FAO data
Graphs of pea production using FAO data
Graphs of potato production using FAO data
Graphs of rapeseed production with FAO data
Graphs of lentil production and exports using SKAG data
Graphs of canola production in Saskatchewan using STATCAN data
Graphs of soybean production using FAO data
Graphs of maize production in the USA using USDA data
Graphs of wheat production using FAO data
Graphs of wheat production using STATCAN data
Graphs of global wheat yields using FAO & STATCAN data
Graphs of crop production in Canada using STATCAN data
Graphs of crop production in Germany with FAO data
Graphs of crop production in the Netherlands with FAO data
Graphs of crop production in Ukraine with FAO data
Graphs of global crop production using FAO data
Maps of crop production using FAO data
Graphs of crop production in Saskatchewan using STATCAN data
Graphs for crop production in the UK
Graphs of crop production in USA with USDA & FAO data
Graphs of crop yields using FAO data
Graphs related to global food security using FAO data
Graphs of of crop import/export using FAO data
Graphs of of import/export by area using FAO data
Graphs of GE crop production using ISAAA data
Graphs of GE crop production using USDA data
Graphs about Canadian farmland using STATCAN data
Graphs on Canadian farm operator demographics using STATCAN data
Graphs on the adoption of no-till agriculture in Canada using STATCAN data
Graphs of NPK fertilizer use using FAO data
Graphs of nitrogenous fertilizer use using FAO data
Graphs of phosphate fertilizer use using FAO data
Graphs of potash fertilizer use using FAO data
Graphs of crops produced by specific countries using FAO data
Graphs of countries producing specific crops using FAO data
Graphs of crops produced by province using STATCAN data
Graphs of people in Agriculture
Graphs on herbicide, insecticide and fungicide use in Canada using STATCAN data
Random Data Visualizations And Other Blog Posts Made In
A vignette illustrating how to mislead with statistics and graphs
Science related memes created in R
Graphs of population demographics in Canada using STATCAN data
Graphs of yearly and monthly overdose deaths in British Columbia using BC GOV data
Graphs of yearly overdose deaths in Saskatchewan using SK GOV data
Graphs of weekly overdose deaths in the USA using CDC data
Graphs of suicides in Canada using STATCAN data
Graphs of yearly suicides in Saskatchewan using SK GOV data
Graphs of weekly deaths in Canada using STATCAN data
Graphs of weekly deaths in the USA using CDC data
Graphs of weekly deaths and historical death rates using various data sources
Graphs of migration demographics in Canada using STATCAN data
Create street map art with R and road network files
Creation of hex stickers with R
Graphs of drug charges in Saskatchewan using STATCAN data
Graphs of global energy use, CO2 emissions, GDP, and poverty using data from Our World in Data
Graphs of public vs private sector employment in Canada using STATCAN data
An exploration of excess deaths during the 1918 pandemic
An analysis of science journalism by the CBC using INPE data
Graphs of unemployment rates in Canada using STATCAN data
Graphs with gapminder data
Graphs of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada using Government of Canada data
Graphs of household expenditure using data from bls.gov/
Graphs of star constelations using the starBliss R package
Graphs of birth statistics using STATCAN data
Create a custom calendar in R
Graphs of business openings and closures in Canada using STATCAN data
Graphs of trade surplus/deficets using STATCAN data
Graphs of crude oil production, import and export using STATCAN data
Graphs of cannabis production using STATCAN data
Historical series of phenological data for cherry tree flowering at Kyoto City
Graphs of crime statistics using STATCAN data
An R package for coding secret messages
Graphs of fertilizer emissions in Canada using data from Fertilizer Canada
Graphs of house prices in Canada using STATCAN data
Graphs of international travel in Canada using STATCAN data
Graphs of political views among academics in Canada
Graphs of poverty in Canada using STATCAN data
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