Detection of corn kernels infected by fungi

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1235-1245

  Pearson, Thomas C ^a   Wicklow, Donald T ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Corn; Detection; Feature selection; Fumonisin; Image; Maize pathogens; Near infrared

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; DIPLODIA MAYDIS; FUSARIUM VERTICILLIOIDES; REFLECTANCE SPECTRA;

FUNGI; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

DETECTION METHOD; FUNGUS; HARVESTING; HISTOGRAM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; MAIZE; REFLECTANCE; SEED;

CORN; DISEASES; FUNGI; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; STENOCARPELLA MAYDIS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750600734     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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