Non-destructive identification of varieties of Hawaii-grown avocados using near-infrared spectroscopy: Feasibility studies using bench-top and handheld spectrometers

Jemma M. Godbout; Nicolas C. Ladizinsky; Serenity Harris; Melissa L. Postler; Xiuxiu Sun; Tracie Matsumoto; Peishih Liang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0303532

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Non-destructive identification of varieties of Hawaii-grown avocados using near-infrared spectroscopy: Feasibility studies using bench-top and handheld spectrometers

Jemma M. Godbout,

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations University of Hawaii at Hilo, Pacific Internship Program for Exploring Science, Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
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Nicolas C. Ladizinsky,

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation USDA, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
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Serenity Harris,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Hawaii at Hilo, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
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Melissa L. Postler,

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation USDA, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
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Xiuxiu Sun,

Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation USDA, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
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Tracie Matsumoto,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation USDA, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
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Peishih Liang

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: peishih.liang@usda.gov

Affiliation USDA, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2690-5249

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Non-destructive identification of varieties of Hawaii-grown avocados using near-infrared spectroscopy: Feasibility studies using bench-top and handheld spectrometers

Jemma M. Godbout,
Nicolas C. Ladizinsky,
Serenity Harris,
Melissa L. Postler,
Xiuxiu Sun,
Tracie Matsumoto,
Peishih Liang

Published: June 6, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303532

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