Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is increasingly being used to analyze food crops for quality and
safety purposes in a rapid, nondestructive, and eco‐friendly manner. The lack of sensitivity …

Plant diseases can greatly affect the total production of food and agricultural materials,
which may lead to high amount of losses in terms of quality, quantity and also in economic …

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin primarily produced by Fusarium fungi, occurring
predominantly in cereal grains. Following the request of the European Commission, the …

Early stages of microbial infection in date fruits are difficult to detect by the presently used
manual sorting technique. The potential of hyperspectral imaging technique to detect fungal …

Fourier transform near-infrared spectroscopy (FT-NIR) was used for rapid and non-invasive
analysis of deoxynivalenol (DON) in durum and common wheat. The relevance of using …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, particularly in the elderly.
The disease is characterized by cognitive decline that typically starts with insidious memory …

Basal stem rot (BSR), caused by Ganoderma boninense is known as the most destructive
disease in oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia. Ganoderma could reduce the productivity …

The effect of direct inoculation of seeds with the plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
(PGPR) Azospirillum lipoferum CRT1 was assessed on maize (Zea mays) grown for 35 days …

Consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated agricultural and food products has caused adverse
human health effects for many centuries. Although mycotoxin contamination of agricultural …

Infrared microspectroscopy (IMS) has emerged as a key technique for the study of plant
growth and development. The combination of IMS and synchrotron radiation has enabled …