Quality Evaluation of Wheat

Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 351-376

  Jayas, Digvir S ^a   Ghosh, Prabal K ^b   Paliwal, Jitendra ^b   Karunakaran, Chithra ^c  

^a Stored Grain Ecosystems   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN LIGHT SOURCE INC   (Canada)

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EID: 84858156813     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373642-0.50018-1     Document Type: Chapter

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