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Instrumental Techniques and Methods: Their Role in Plant Omics

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PlantOmics: The Omics of Plant Science

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Techniques and methods based on vibrational spectroscopy such as near-infrared reflectance (NIR), mid-infrared (MIR) and Raman spectroscopy are known to be non-destructive and low cost. These characteristics are considered as the most important when these methods or techniques are applied in the field of plant omics. This chapter will provide an overview of the most common vibrational spectroscopy techniques used in the field of plant omic analysis (NIR, MIR, Raman). Information about the hardware (instruments) and software (multivariate data methods) will be also presented and discussed.

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This project is supported by Australia’s grain growers through their investment body the Grain Research and Development Corporation, with matching funds from the Australian government.

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  1. School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, PMB 1 Glen, Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia

    Daniel Cozzolino Ph.D.

  2. National Institute for Agricultural Research, INIA La Estanzuela, Estacion Experimental Dr Alberto Boerger, Colonia, Uruguay

    Alberto Fassio Ph.D. & Ernesto Restaino Ph.D.

  3. National Institute for Agricultural Research, INIA Salto Grande, Salto, Uruguay

    Esteban Vicente Ph.D.

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Cozzolino, D., Fassio, A., Restaino, E., Vicente, E. (2015). Instrumental Techniques and Methods: Their Role in Plant Omics. In: Barh, D., Khan, M., Davies, E. (eds) PlantOmics: The Omics of Plant Science. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2172-2_2

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