Predicting dehulling efficiency of lentils based on seed size and shape characteristics measured with image analysis

Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops and Foods

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-16

  Shahin, Muhammad A ^a   Symons, Stephen J ^a   Wang, Ning ^a  

^a GRAIN RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dehulling; Image; Lentil; Plumpness; Seed shape; Seed size

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FORECASTING; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DEHULLING; IMAGE; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; LENTIL; PLUMPNESS; SEED SHAPE; SEED SIZE; SHAPE AND SIZE; SHAPE CHARACTERISTICS; SIZE AND SHAPE;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867364810     PISSN: 17578361     EISSN: 1757837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-837X.2011.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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