For the efficient selection of high-quality rice varieties, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technique has been widely applied to detect constituents in single kernels. Compared with other constituents, amylose content (AC) and fat (FC) are key parameters that can affect quality rice. Based on two modified AC FC trace detection methods, NIRS methods kernels were developed. Using proposed group...

Measuring qualitative traits of plant tissue is important to understand how plants respond to environmental change and biotic interactions. Near infrared reflectance spectrometry (NIRS) is a cost-, time-, and sample-effective method of measuring chemical components in organic samples commonly used in the agricultural and pharmaceutical industries. To assess the applicability of NIRS to measure ...

Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) of intact seeds allows the non-destructive estimation of seed quality parameters which is highly desirable in plant breeding. Together with yield, oil content and quality, a main aim in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) breeding is the selection of genotypes with a low percentage of empty seeds even under cooler climates. We developed NIRS calibra...

The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to determine nutrient concentrations in dairy manures. We assayed diverse dairy manures (n = 107), collected from dairy farms in the northeastern United States (CT, MD, NY, PA, and VA) by conventional means and NIRS for total C, total N, NH3-N, moisture, P, K, and pH. Samples we...

The near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) technique is a rapid and non-destructive used to evaluate the chemical composition of complete feed ingredients. accuracy its prediction relies upon calibration standards account for variations in material particle shape size. purpose this study was determine effect alternative ingredient inclusion corn size along with sample preparation method ...