Dual energy X-ray image analysis for classifying vitreousness in durum wheat

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 381-384

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN LIGHT SOURCE INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dual energy X ray images; Neural network classifiers; Non vitreous kernels; Statistical classifiers; Vitreous kernels

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 34447631491     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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