Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy, with attenuated total reflectance, as a detection method for fusarium in whole wheat kernels

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dc.contributor.authorStarr, Karen
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeMorrison, Jason (Biosystems Engineering) Gough, Kathleen (Chemistry)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorPaliwal, Jitendra (Biosystems Engineering)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-24T17:56:51Z
dc.date.available2012-09-24T17:56:51Z
dc.date.issued2012-09-24
dc.degree.disciplineBiosystems Engineeringen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using Fourier transform mid-infrared (FT-IR) microspectroscopy, with attenuated total reflectance (ATR), to detect the presence of Fusarium spp., classify differences in ability to detect Fusarium spp. among the Canadian soil zones, determine whether Fusarium spp. can serve as an indicator for the concentration of deoxynivalenol (DON), and develop an equation that can predict DON within wheat kernels. Canadian Western Red Spring wheat kernels were pressed against an ATR crystal to obtain spectra. Five chemical functional groups were investigated. The ability of FT-IR-ATR microspectroscopy to detect the presence of Fusarium spp. was confirmed. The chemical composition, and the ability to identify Fusarium spp., differed in kernels grown among the soil zones. Several methods to use Fusarium spp. as an indicator for the concentration of DON content within the wheat kernels were attempted and found to be unsuccessful.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/8923
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectfourier transform infrared microspectroscopyen_US
dc.subjectattenuated total reflectanceen_US
dc.subjectfusariumen_US
dc.subjectmicrospectroscopyen_US
dc.subjectwheaten_US
dc.subjectfourier transformen_US
dc.titleFourier transform infrared microspectroscopy, with attenuated total reflectance, as a detection method for fusarium in whole wheat kernelsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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