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Comparison of Partial Least Squares Regression (PLSR) and Principal Components Regression (PCR) Methods for Protein and Hardness Predictions using the Near-Infrared (NIR) Hyperspectral Images of Bulk Samples of Canadian Wheat

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The objective of this study was to compare the predictions of the protein contents and hardness values by partial least squares regression (PLSR) and principal components regression (PCR) models for bulk samples of Canadian wheat, which were obtained from different locations and crop years. Wheat samples of Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS), Canada Western Hard White Spring (CWHWS), Canada Western Soft White Spring (CWSWS), and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) classes were obtained from nearby agricultural farms in the main wheat growing locations in the Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba from 2007, 2008, and 2009 crop years. Wheat samples were conditioned to moisture levels of 13, 16, and 19 % (wet basis) and pooled together for developing the regression models. A database of the near-infrared (NIR) hyperspectral image cubes of bulk samples of wheat classes was created in the wavelength region of 960–1,700 nm with 10 nm intervals. Reference protein contents and hardness values were determined using the Dumatherm method and single kernel characterization system (SKCS), respectively. A tenfold cross-validation was used for the ten-factor partial least squares regression (PLSR) and principal components regression (PCR) models for prediction purposes. Prediction performances of regression models were assessed by calculating the estimated mean square errors of prediction (MSEP), standard error of cross-validation (SECV), and correlation coefficient (r). Using the full data set in the protein prediction study, the ten-component PLSR model gave 1.76, 1.33, and 0.68 for the estimated MSEP, SECV, and r, respectively, which were better than the results for the ten-component PCR model (2.02, 1.42, and 0.62, respectively). For the hardness prediction, the estimated MSEP, SECV, and r values were 147.7, 12.15, and 0.82, respectively, for the ten-component PLSR model using the full data set. The PLSR models prediction performances outperformed the PCR models for predicting protein contents and hardness of wheat.

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The authors would like to thank the Canada Research Chairs program, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship program for funding this study. They extend their gratitude to Canada Foundation for Innovation, Manitoba Research Innovation Fund, and several other partners for creating research infrastructure.

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  1. Department of Biosystems Engineering, E2-376 EITC, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 5V6, MB, Canada

    S. Mahesh, D. S. Jayas & J. Paliwal

  2. University of Manitoba, 207 Administration Building, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada

    D. S. Jayas

  3. Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3T 2N2

    N. D. G. White

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Mahesh, S., Jayas, D.S., Paliwal, J. et al. Comparison of Partial Least Squares Regression (PLSR) and Principal Components Regression (PCR) Methods for Protein and Hardness Predictions using the Near-Infrared (NIR) Hyperspectral Images of Bulk Samples of Canadian Wheat. Food Bioprocess Technol 8, 31–40 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-014-1381-z

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