Rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy

Organic resources constitute a major source of nutrient inputs to both soils and livestock in smallholder tropical production systems. Determination of resource quality attributes using current laboratory methods is both timely and costly. This study tested visible and near-infrared (wavelengths fro...

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Main Authors: Shepherd, Keith D., Palm, Cheryl A., Gachengo, CN, Vanlauwe, Bernard
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2003
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44005
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author Shepherd, Keith D.
Palm, Cheryl A.
Gachengo, CN
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Palm, Cheryl A.
Shepherd, Keith D.
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Palm, Cheryl A.
Gachengo, CN
Vanlauwe, Bernard
author_sort Shepherd, Keith D.
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description Organic resources constitute a major source of nutrient inputs to both soils and livestock in smallholder tropical production systems. Determination of resource quality attributes using current laboratory methods is both timely and costly. This study tested visible and near-infrared (wavelengths from 0.35 2.50 ?m) reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) for rapid prediction of quality attributes for a diverse range of organic resources. A spectral library was constructed for 319 samples of oven-dried, ground plant material originating from green leaf (186 samples), litter (33), root (25), and stem (21) samples from 83 species including tropical crops and trees used for agroforestry and manure samples (39). Organic resource attributes were calibrated to first-derivative reflectance using regression trees with stochastic gradient boosting, and screening tests were developed for separating various organic resource quality classes using classification trees. Validation r 2 values for actual vs. predicted values using a 25% holdout sample were 0.91 for N, 0.90 for total soluble polyphenol, and 0.64 for lignin concentration. Screening tests gave validation prediction efficiencies of 96% for detecting samples with high N concentration, 91% for low total soluble polyphenol, and 86% for low lignin concentration. The spectral screening tests were robust even at small (n = 48) calibrations sample sizes. Screening tests for detecting samples with low or high levels of P, K, Ca, and Mg gave prediction efficiencies of 74 to 92%. Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy can be used to rapidly screen organic resource quality. Global spectral calibration libraries should be established for a range of resource quality attributes.
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spelling CGSpace440052024-08-27T10:36:23Z Rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy Shepherd, Keith D. Palm, Cheryl A. Gachengo, CN Vanlauwe, Bernard nutrients nutrient availability plants chemical composition animal feeding databases nutrientes disponibilidad de nutrientes plantas composición quimica alimentación de los animales bases de datos Organic resources constitute a major source of nutrient inputs to both soils and livestock in smallholder tropical production systems. Determination of resource quality attributes using current laboratory methods is both timely and costly. This study tested visible and near-infrared (wavelengths from 0.35 2.50 ?m) reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) for rapid prediction of quality attributes for a diverse range of organic resources. A spectral library was constructed for 319 samples of oven-dried, ground plant material originating from green leaf (186 samples), litter (33), root (25), and stem (21) samples from 83 species including tropical crops and trees used for agroforestry and manure samples (39). Organic resource attributes were calibrated to first-derivative reflectance using regression trees with stochastic gradient boosting, and screening tests were developed for separating various organic resource quality classes using classification trees. Validation r 2 values for actual vs. predicted values using a 25% holdout sample were 0.91 for N, 0.90 for total soluble polyphenol, and 0.64 for lignin concentration. Screening tests gave validation prediction efficiencies of 96% for detecting samples with high N concentration, 91% for low total soluble polyphenol, and 86% for low lignin concentration. The spectral screening tests were robust even at small (n = 48) calibrations sample sizes. Screening tests for detecting samples with low or high levels of P, K, Ca, and Mg gave prediction efficiencies of 74 to 92%. Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy can be used to rapidly screen organic resource quality. Global spectral calibration libraries should be established for a range of resource quality attributes. 2003-09 2014-10-02T08:33:05Z 2014-10-02T08:33:05Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44005 en Limited Access Wiley
spellingShingle nutrients
nutrient availability
plants
chemical composition
animal feeding
databases
nutrientes
disponibilidad de nutrientes
plantas
composición quimica
alimentación de los animales
bases de datos
Shepherd, Keith D.
Palm, Cheryl A.
Gachengo, CN
Vanlauwe, Bernard
Rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy
title Rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy
title_full Rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy
title_fullStr Rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy
title_full_unstemmed Rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy
title_short Rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near-infrared spectroscopy
title_sort rapid characterization of organic resource quality for soil and livestock management in tropical agroecosystems using near infrared spectroscopy
topic nutrients
nutrient availability
plants
chemical composition
animal feeding
databases
nutrientes
disponibilidad de nutrientes
plantas
composición quimica
alimentación de los animales
bases de datos
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/44005
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