Abstract
The objectives were to assess the use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) as a tool for estimating nutrient compositions of corn kernel, and to apply an NIRS-based indium gallium arsenide array detector to the system for collecting spectra and analyzing calibration equations using equipments designed for field application. Partial Least Squares Regression (PLSR) was employed to develop calibration equations based on representative data sets. The kennard-stone algorithm was applied to induce a calibration set and a validation set. As a result, the method for structuring a calibration set significantly affected prediction accuracy. The prediction of chemical composition of corn kernel resulted in the following (kennard-stone algorithm: relative) moisture (<TEX>$R^2=0.82$</TEX>, RMSEP=0.183), crude protein (<TEX>$R^2=0.80$</TEX>, RMSEP=0.142), crude fat (<TEX>$R^2=0.84$</TEX>, RMSEP=0.098), crude fiber (<TEX>$R^2=0.74$</TEX>, RMSEP=0.098), and crude ash (<TEX>$R^2=0.81$</TEX>, RMSEP=0.048). Result of this experiment showed the potential of NIRS to predict the chemical composition of corn kernel.
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