Research Article

Prediction of Canola Residue Characteristics Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Table 2

Reference measurements and validation results for the prediction of 2011 and 2012 winter and spring canola residue NDF, ADF, ADL, N, C, and C/N using NIRS.
(a) 2011 winter and spring canola residue

Reference measurementsValidation results
ComponentRangeMeasured Measured SDNIRS predicted meanBiasSEPSlopeRPD

NDF30838.10–87.9169.611.5669.86−0.2620.952.670.994.33
ADF30829.43–68.5954.669.6154.79−0.1310.961.851.005.19
ADL3086.86–18.4512.892.4612.740.1480.890.870.922.83
N3080.247–3.0620.8280.530.836−0.0080.890.180.972.94
C30830.85–49.8043.683.2243.640.0380.831.340.972.40
C/N30811.95–193.9473.5638.1272.600.9580.8714.080.942.71

(b) 2012 winter and spring canola residue

Reference measurementsValidation results
ComponentRangeMeasured Measured SDNIRS predicted meanBiasSEPSlopeRPD

NDF21448.69–84.3672.317.6872.240.070.912.381.053.23
ADF21439.89–69.2558.316.3058.160.1490.911.911.053.30
ADL2147.59–44.4313.151.9313.080.0670.750.990.871.95
N2140.181–3.4460.8770.550.8640.0130.920.1581.053.48
C21433.41–46.0142.042.3842.14−0.0950.830.991.082.40
C/N2149.69–245.6872.7148.2671.281.4380.8916.51.072.92

NDF: neutral detergent fiber; ADF: acid detergent fiber; ADL: acid detergent lignin; N: nitrogen; C: carbon; C/N: carbon to nitrogen ratio; NIRS: near-infrared spectroscopy; SD: standard deviation; : coefficient of determination; SEP: standard error of prediction; RPD: ratio of prediction to deviation (SD/SEP).
percent NDF, ADF, ADL, C, and N.