potatoes.•PLS-DA models were developed to detect ZC infected potatoes gives 92%
accuracy.•Variable important scores were resulted in 34 important wavebands for ZC
potatoes.•Potential of HSI for non-destructive ZC diseased potatoes detection was proven.A
Zebra Chip (ZC) disease detection system was developed based on hyperspectral imaging
(HSI) to minimise economic losses in the New Zealand potato chip industry. Current …