Autofluorescence-spectral imaging as an innovative method for rapid, non-destructive and reliable assessing of soybean seed quality

Abstract In the agricultural industry, advances in optical imaging technologies based on rapid and non-destructive approaches have contributed to increase food production for the growing population. The present study employed autofluorescence-spectral imaging and machine learning algorithms to devel...

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Autores principales: Clíssia Barboza da Silva, Nielsen Moreira Oliveira, Marcia Eugenia Amaral de Carvalho, André Dantas de Medeiros, Marina de Lima Nogueira, André Rodrigues dos Reis
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a90f3172aea8441bab2fc16a922dcbab2021-12-02T17:41:13ZAutofluorescence-spectral imaging as an innovative method for rapid, non-destructive and reliable assessing of soybean seed quality10.1038/s41598-021-97223-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/a90f3172aea8441bab2fc16a922dcbab2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97223-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract In the agricultural industry, advances in optical imaging technologies based on rapid and non-destructive approaches have contributed to increase food production for the growing population. The present study employed autofluorescence-spectral imaging and machine learning algorithms to develop distinct models for classification of soybean seeds differing in physiological quality after artificial aging. Autofluorescence signals from the 365/400 nm excitation-emission combination (that exhibited a perfect correlation with the total phenols in the embryo) were efficiently able to segregate treatments. Furthermore, it was also possible to demonstrate a strong correlation between autofluorescence-spectral data and several quality indicators, such as early germination and seed tolerance to stressful conditions. The machine learning models developed based on artificial neural network, support vector machine or linear discriminant analysis showed high performance (0.99 accuracy) for classifying seeds with different quality levels. Taken together, our study shows that the physiological potential of soybean seeds is reduced accompanied by changes in the concentration and, probably in the structure of autofluorescent compounds. In addition, altering the autofluorescent properties in seeds impact the photosynthesis apparatus in seedlings. From the practical point of view, autofluorescence-based imaging can be used to check modifications in the optical properties of soybean seed tissues and to consistently discriminate high-and low-vigor seeds.Clíssia Barboza da SilvaNielsen Moreira OliveiraMarcia Eugenia Amaral de CarvalhoAndré Dantas de MedeirosMarina de Lima NogueiraAndré Rodrigues dos ReisNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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Clíssia Barboza da Silva
Nielsen Moreira Oliveira
Marcia Eugenia Amaral de Carvalho
André Dantas de Medeiros
Marina de Lima Nogueira
André Rodrigues dos Reis
Autofluorescence-spectral imaging as an innovative method for rapid, non-destructive and reliable assessing of soybean seed quality
description Abstract In the agricultural industry, advances in optical imaging technologies based on rapid and non-destructive approaches have contributed to increase food production for the growing population. The present study employed autofluorescence-spectral imaging and machine learning algorithms to develop distinct models for classification of soybean seeds differing in physiological quality after artificial aging. Autofluorescence signals from the 365/400 nm excitation-emission combination (that exhibited a perfect correlation with the total phenols in the embryo) were efficiently able to segregate treatments. Furthermore, it was also possible to demonstrate a strong correlation between autofluorescence-spectral data and several quality indicators, such as early germination and seed tolerance to stressful conditions. The machine learning models developed based on artificial neural network, support vector machine or linear discriminant analysis showed high performance (0.99 accuracy) for classifying seeds with different quality levels. Taken together, our study shows that the physiological potential of soybean seeds is reduced accompanied by changes in the concentration and, probably in the structure of autofluorescent compounds. In addition, altering the autofluorescent properties in seeds impact the photosynthesis apparatus in seedlings. From the practical point of view, autofluorescence-based imaging can be used to check modifications in the optical properties of soybean seed tissues and to consistently discriminate high-and low-vigor seeds.
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author Clíssia Barboza da Silva
Nielsen Moreira Oliveira
Marcia Eugenia Amaral de Carvalho
André Dantas de Medeiros
Marina de Lima Nogueira
André Rodrigues dos Reis
author_facet Clíssia Barboza da Silva
Nielsen Moreira Oliveira
Marcia Eugenia Amaral de Carvalho
André Dantas de Medeiros
Marina de Lima Nogueira
André Rodrigues dos Reis
author_sort Clíssia Barboza da Silva
title Autofluorescence-spectral imaging as an innovative method for rapid, non-destructive and reliable assessing of soybean seed quality
title_short Autofluorescence-spectral imaging as an innovative method for rapid, non-destructive and reliable assessing of soybean seed quality
title_full Autofluorescence-spectral imaging as an innovative method for rapid, non-destructive and reliable assessing of soybean seed quality
title_fullStr Autofluorescence-spectral imaging as an innovative method for rapid, non-destructive and reliable assessing of soybean seed quality
title_full_unstemmed Autofluorescence-spectral imaging as an innovative method for rapid, non-destructive and reliable assessing of soybean seed quality
title_sort autofluorescence-spectral imaging as an innovative method for rapid, non-destructive and reliable assessing of soybean seed quality
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/a90f3172aea8441bab2fc16a922dcbab
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