Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy reveals wide variation in major components of sesame seeds from Africa and Asia

Sesame is an important oilseed crop in Africa and Asia, owing to its high nutritional quality seed and market value. Variation in sesame seed components including oil, oleic acid, linoleic acid, and protein was investigated by near-infrared reflectance spectrometry in 139 samples collected from diff...

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Main Authors: Komivi Dossa, Xin Wei, Marème Niang, Pan Liu, Yanxin Zhang, Linhai Wang, Boshou Liao, Ndiaga Cissé, Xiurong Zhang, Diaga Diouf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-04-01
Series:Crop Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514117301149