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The use of near Infrared Spectroscopy to Identify solid wood Specimens of Swietenia Macrophylla0 (Cites Appendix II)

In: IAWA Journal
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Jez Willian Batista Braga
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Tereza Cristina Monteiro Pastore
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Vera Teresinha Rauber Coradin
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José Arlete Alves Camargos
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Allan Ribeiro da Silva
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Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been shown effective as a tool for identifying Swietenia when tested as laboratory-processed powder, but testing such powdered wood is not readily adaptable to the fieldidentification of wood. This study explored the efficacy of a fiber optic NIRS scan of solid wood surfaces to separate Swietenia macrophylla King, Carapa guianensis Aubl., Cedrela odorata L., and Micropholis melinoniana Pierre. Transverse, radial, and tangential surfaces were scanned to determine if the surface from which data were collected influenced the spectra recorded. Surfaces were scanned before and after removing the oxidized surface layer of the blocks to test effects of exposure on the spectra. Partial least squares for discriminant analysis models were developed for each taxon separately, based on a calibration set composed of at least 67 samples and a test set with at least 45 samples. The anatomical surface scanned, but not the presence of an oxidized layer, influenced the spectra for each species, necessitating the comparison of the same planes of section. The discriminant models showed small errors for each species, indicating that reliable identifications can be made with NIRS of solid wood surfaces in these species.

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