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NIR news
Volume 21 Issue 1, Pages 15–16 (2010)
doi: 10.1255/nirn.1169
Engineering and Wind Erosion Research Unit, USDA
Floyd E. Dowell
Engineering and Wind Erosion Research Unit, USDA, ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA. E-
mail: floyd.dowell@ars.usda.gov
This group profile gives an insight into the research being done to develop technology for measuring single kernel characteristics, including developing mechanical instruments to determine physical characteristics such as kernel hardness as well as spectral sensors to measure grain traits such as protein and amylose content.
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