Classification of vitreousness in durum wheat using soft X-rays and transmitted light images

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-78

  Neethirajan, S ^a   Karunakaran, C ^a   Symons, S ^b   Jayas, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b GRAIN RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Non vitreous kernels; Soft X ray images; Transmitted light images; Vitreous kernels

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; X RAYS;

NON-VITREOUS KERNELS; SOFT X-RAY IMAGES; TRANSMITTED LIGHT IMAGES; VITREOUS KERNELS;

CROPS;

IMAGING METHOD; TRANSPARENCY; WHEAT; X-RAY;

CLASSIFICATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; WHEAT; X RAYS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 33745474756     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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