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- Title
A Novel Hyperspectral Method to Detect Moldy Core in Apple Fruits.
- Authors
Genangeli, Andrea; Allasia, Giorgio; Bindi, Marco; Cantini, Claudio; Cavaliere, Alice; Genesio, Lorenzo; Giannotta, Giovanni; Miglietta, Franco; Gioli, Beniamino
- Abstract
An innovative low-cost device based on hyperspectral spectroscopy in the near infrared (NIR) spectral region is proposed for the non-invasive detection of moldy core (MC) in apples. The system, based on light collection by an integrating sphere, was tested on 70 apples cultivar (cv) Golden Delicious infected by Alternaria alternata, one of the main pathogens responsible for MC disease. Apples were sampled in vertical and horizontal positions during five measurement rounds in 13 days' time, and 700 spectral signatures were collected. Spectral correlation together with transmittance temporal patterns and ANOVA showed that the spectral region from 863.38 to 877.69 nm was most linked to MC presence. Then, two binary classification models based on Artificial Neural Network Pattern Recognition (ANN-AP) and Bagging Classifier (BC) with decision trees were developed, revealing a better detection capability by ANN-AP, especially in the early stage of infection, where the predictive accuracy was 100% at round 1 and 97.15% at round 2. In subsequent rounds, the classification results were similar in ANN-AP and BC models. The system proposed surpassed previous MC detection methods, needing only one measurement per fruit, while further research is needed to extend it to different cultivars or fruits.
- Subjects
INFRARED spectroscopy; ALTERNARIA alternata; ARTIFICIAL neural networks; APPLES; FRUIT; PATTERN recognition systems; CULTIVARS
- Publication
Sensors (14248220), 2022, Vol 22, Issue 12, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1424-8220
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/s22124479