Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Optical Absorption Coefficient of Maize Seeds Investigated by Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE
  • Published:
Food Biophysics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The knowledge about a seed’s optical parameters is of great relevance in the seed technology practice. Such parameters provide information about its absorption and reflectance, which in turn is related to its color, quality, and health condition. The objective of the present study was to determine the optical absorption coefficient β for maize seeds (Zea mays L.) by means of the photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS). Untreated seeds (I) and seeds dyed with methyl red (II) were used in this investigation. In addition, conventional reflectance measurements (obtained with the integrating sphere) were performed to validate PAS absorption measurements. The results show that the absorption spectra and reflection data of the seed samples are complementary. When used with thermally thick and optically opaque seeds, PAS may be considered as a potential diagnostic tool for the characterization of the seeds.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. P.A. Lomelí, G. Urriolagoitia, J.L. Jiménez Perez, A. Cruz-Orea, H. Lecona Butron, H. Villegas Castrejón, J. Phys. IV (France) 125, 733–735 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. D. Bicanic, S. Luterotti, M. Becucci, V. Fogliano, P. Versloot, J Phys IV France 391, 825–828 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. D. Bicanic, V. Fogliano, S. Luterotti, S. Swarts, G. Piani, G. Graziani, J. Sci. Food Agric. 85, 1149–1153 (2005)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. S. Luterotti, D. Bicanic, K. Jandragić, Food Chem. 108, 316–321 (2008)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. D. Bicanic, D. Dimitrovski, S. Luterotti, K. Marković, C. van Twisk, J.G. Buijnsters, O. Dóka, Food Biophys. 5, 24–33 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. S. Luterotti, D. Bicanic, K. Kljak, D. Grbesa, E. San Martin Martínez, R. Spruijt, Food Biophys. 6, 12–19 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. A.C. Hernández, A.C. Carballo, O.A. Cruz, R. Ivanov, M.E. San, A. Michtchenko, J. Phys. IV 125, 853–855 (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  8. A.C. Hernandez, M. Mezzalama, N. Lozano, O.A. Cruz, E. Martinez, R. Ivanov, A.P. Domínguez, Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 153, 519–522 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. A.C. Hernandez, P.A. Domínguez, O.A. Cruz, R. Ivanov, C.A. Carballo, B.R. Zepeda, S.L. Galindo, Int. Agrophys. 23, 327–332 (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  10. M. Suzuki, K. Miyamoto, T. Hoshimiya, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 44, 4480–4481 (2005)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. P.A. Domínguez, A.C. Hernández, O.A. Cruz, O.E. Martinez, M.E. Ayala, J. Phys. Conf. Ser. 214, 1–4 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  12. P.A. Domínguez, A.C. Hernández, O.A. Cruz, T.B.R. Briseño, S.F. Sánchez, O.E. Martínez, J.P. Valcarcel, Int. J. Thermophys. 30, 2036–2043 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. A. Rosencwaig, A. Gersho, J. Appl. Phys. 47, 64 (1976)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. D.V. Rezende, O.A.C. Nunes, A.C. Oliveira, Int. J. Thermophys. 30, 1616–1625 (2009)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Z. Qi, M. Yue, R. Han, X.L. Wang, Photochem. Photobiol. 75, 680–686 (2002)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Z.B. Qiu, X.J. Zhu, F.M. Li, X. Liua, M. Yue, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 6, 788–793 (2007)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Y.P. Chen, Plant Growth Regul. 55, 73–79 (2008)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Hernández Aguilar, A. Domínguez Pacheco, O.A. Cruz, R. Ivanov, C.A. Carballo, B.R. Zepeda, Int. Agrophys. 24, 407–422 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  19. A.C. Hernandez, A.C. Carballo, A. Artola, A. Michtchenko, Seed Sci. Technol. 34, 193–197 (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  20. S.A. Ouf, N.F. Abdel-Hady, Folia Microbiol. 44, 388–396 (1999)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. B.R. Zepeda, C.A. Carballo, G.G. Alcántar, L.A. Hernández, G.A. Hernández, Rev. Fitotecnia Mex. 25, 419–426 (2002)

    Google Scholar 

  22. SIAP Servicio de Información y Estadística Agroalimentaria y Pesquera Producción agrícola ciclo primavera-verano 2008. Maíz grano. Disponible en: http://www.siap.gob.mx/. (2009)

  23. Conde-Gallardo, A. Cruz-Orea, S.A. Tomas, Appl. Spectrosc. 58, 917–921 (2004)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. H. Smith, Nature 407, 585–590 (2000)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. A. Levskaya, A.A. Chevalier, J.J. Tabor, Z.B. Simpson, L.A. Lavery, M. Levy, E.A. Davidson, A. Scouras, A.D. Ellington, A.D. Levskaya, O.D. Weiner, W.A. Lim, C.A. Voigt, Nature 461, 997–1001 (2009)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the economical supports by the Instituto Politécnico Nacional through the COFAA and EDI scholarships. Also, we thank Area de Producción de Semillas del Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo and Photothermal Techniques Laboratory of Physics Department, CINVESTAV—IPN for the support to develop the experiments of the present study. We also thank Ing. Esther Ayala, Ing. A. B. Soto, and Ing. M. Guerrero for their technical assistance. One of the authors (A.Cruz Orea) is grateful for the economical support from Conacyt project no. 103632.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Sepi-Esime, Zacatenco, Edificio 5, 3er Piso, Unidad Profesional “Adolfo López Mateos”. Col. Lindavista, México Distrito Federal, CP 07738, Mexico

    Claudia Hernandez-Aguilar, Arturo Dominguez & Ricardo Rico

  2. Departamento de Física, CINVESTAV—IPN, A.P. 14-740, México Distrito Federal, CP 07360, Mexico

    Alfredo Cruz-Orea

  3. Unidad Académica de Física, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, A.P. 580, Zacatecas, Mexico

    Rumen Ivanov & Ivan Moreno

  4. Colegio de Postgraduados. IREGEP. Programa de Semillas, Montecillo, State of Mexico, CP 56180, Mexico

    Aquiles Carballo

Authors
  1. Claudia Hernandez-Aguilar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Alfredo Cruz-Orea
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Rumen Ivanov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Arturo Dominguez
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Aquiles Carballo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Ivan Moreno
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Ricardo Rico
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Claudia Hernandez-Aguilar.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Hernandez-Aguilar, C., Cruz-Orea, A., Ivanov, R. et al. The Optical Absorption Coefficient of Maize Seeds Investigated by Photoacoustic Spectroscopy. Food Biophysics 6, 481–486 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11483-011-9229-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11483-011-9229-9

Keywords

Search

Navigation