Fruits with thick rind have been reported to interfere with the measurement of internal quality
of non-destructive near infrared spectroscopy. This review provides an overview of issues …

Background The application of visible/near-infrared (Vis/NIR) spectroscopy for fruit quality
evaluation has garnered significant attention over the past few decades. Various …

Extreme climatic events, including drought, are predicted to increase in intensity, frequency,
and geographic extent as a consequence of global climate change. In general, to grow …

The long-term performance of a near-infrared (NIR) calibration model for soluble solids
content (SSC) prediction has been investigated using apples with biological variability …

Infrared spectroscopy (wavelengths ranging from 750–25,000 nm) offers a rapid means of
assessing the chemical composition of a wide range of sample types, both for qualitative …

Daily consumption of fruits has rendered sophisticated techniques for accurate evaluation of
its quality and how it can be initiated in a more rapid way has become a state-of-art for the …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of a new handheld ultra-compact
near infrared (NIR) spectrometer, based on the linear-variable filter (LVF) technology for …

Highlights•The enabling technologies for miniaturized spectrometers are
presented.•Advances in MEMS, optoelectronics, data transmission, and processing enable …

Highlights•Effect of spectrum measurement position on NIR model of apple SSC was
studied.•The spectrum measurement position affected the prediction accuracy of SSC.•The …

Fruit color and chemical composition, particularly dry matter and titratable acidity (TA), are
important tomato-quality parameters for consumers. Therefore, a single test allowing for the …