Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Non-destructive classification of diversely stained capsicum annuum seed specimens of different cultivars using near-infrared imaging based optical intensity detection Subject The topic of the resource Capsicum annuum; Depth scan analysis; Dye staining; Swept-source OCT Description An account of the resource The non-destructive classification of plant materials using optical inspection techniques has been gaining much recent attention in the field of agriculture research. Among them, a near-infrared (NIR) imaging method called optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become a well-known agricultural inspection tool since the last decade. Here we investigated the non-destructive identification capability of OCT to classify diversely stained (with various staining agents) Capsicum annuum seed specimens of different cultivars. A swept source (SS-OCT) system with a spectral band of 1310 nm was used to image unstained control C. annuum seeds along with diversely stained Capsicum seeds, belonging to different cultivar varieties, such as C. annuum cv. PR Ppareum, C. annuum cv. PR Yeol, and C. annuum cv. Asia Jeombo. The obtained cross-sectional images were further analyzed for the changes in the intensity of back-scattered light (resulting due to dye pigment material and internal morphological variations) using a depth scan profiling technique to identify the difference among each seed category. The graphically acquired depth scan profiling results revealed that the control specimens exhibit less back-scattered light intensity in depth scan profiles when compared to the stained seed specimens. Furthermore, a significant back-scattered light intensity difference among each different cultivar group can be identified as well. Thus, the potential capability of OCT based depth scan profiling technique for non-destructive classification of diversely stained C. annum seed specimens of different cultivars can be sufficiently confirmed through the proposed scheme. Hence, when compared to conventional seed sorting techniques, OCT can offer multipurpose advantages by performing sorting of seeds in respective to the dye staining and provides internal structural images non-destructively. 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manattayil J.K.; Ravichandran N.K.; Wijesinghe R.E.; Shirazi M.F.; Lee S.-Y.; Kim P.; Jung H.-Y.; Jeon M.; Kim J. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sensors (Switzerland), Vol-18, No. 8 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available MDPI AG Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/s18082500" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/s18082500</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85052081683&amp;doi=10.3390%2Fs18082500&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=940b71361b1a595609cf3754578fbb3a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85052081683&amp;doi=10.3390%2fs18082500&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=940b71361b1a595609cf3754578fbb3a</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 14248220; PubMed ID: 30071634 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manattayil J.K., Department of Electronics and Communication, Faculty of Engineering, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Ravichandran N.K., Kyungpook National University, College of IT Engineering, School of Electronics Engineering, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, South Korea; Wijesinghe R.E., Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyungil University, 50, Gamasil-gil, Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan-si, 38428, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea; Shirazi M.F., Center of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria; Lee S.-Y., School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, South Korea; Kim P., Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 680, Gukchaebosang-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, 41944, South Korea; Jung H.-Y., School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, South Korea; Jeon M., Kyungpook National University, College of IT Engineering, School of Electronics Engineering, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, South Korea; Kim J., Kyungpook National University, College of IT Engineering, School of Electronics Engineering, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, South Korea