Near-infrared spectroscopy combined with equidistant combination partial least squares applied to multi-index analysis of corn

摘要

Development of small, dedicated, reagentless, and low-cost spectrometer has broad application prospects in large-scale agriculture. An appropriate wavelength selection method is a key, albeit difficult, technical aspect. A novel wavelength selection method, named equidistant combination partial least squares (EC-PLS), was applied for wavenumber selection for near-infrared analysis of crude protein, moisture, and crude fat in corn. Based on the EC-PLS, a model set that includes various models equivalent to the optimal model was proposed to select independent and joint-analyses models. The independent analysis models for crude protein, moisture, and crude fat contained only 16, 12, and 22 wavenumbers, whereas the joint analyses model for the three indicators contained only 27 wavenumbers.