Detection of glass contamination in horticultural peat with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Ayalew, Gashaw ^a   Holden, Nicholas M ^a   Grace, Patrick M ^a   Ward, Shane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; DXA; Glass detection; Horticultural peat; Non destructive quality assurance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTAMINATION; ENERGY RESOURCES; GLASS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; X RAY ANALYSIS;

HORTICULTURE; MULTI-ENERGY SENSING SYSTEMS;

PEAT;

NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING;

EID: 0742271226     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(03)00083-8     Document Type: Article

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