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Effect of Seed Size and Density on Near-infrared Transmittance Analysis of Corn and Soybeans
Applied Engineering in Agriculture
  • Charles R. Hurburgh, Jr., Iowa State University
  • Yanfang Wu, Iowa State University
  • Juraj Siska, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-1995
Abstract

Soybean physical and chemical properties changed by size (from 4.8 to 8.8 mm diameter), but soybean size and seed density did not affect the protein and oil determination accuracy of three near-infrared transmission analyzers. Corn samples were also separated by size and kernel density. Changes in corn kernel density and size introduced small errors in near-infrared transmission protein, oil, and starch measurements. In corn protein, the maximum error was about ±0.2% points. A robust calibration set is needed to eliminate the weak seed weight and density effects, as well as to support the corn density calibration for near-infrared analyzers.

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This article is from Applied Engineering in Agriculture 11 (1995): 677–684. Posted with permission.

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Copyright Owner
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Language
en
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Citation Information
Charles R. Hurburgh, Yanfang Wu and Juraj Siska. "Effect of Seed Size and Density on Near-infrared Transmittance Analysis of Corn and Soybeans" Applied Engineering in Agriculture Vol. 11 Iss. 5 (1995) p. 677 - 684
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charles_hurburgh/21/