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Table 2 Average intensity of lint compared to cotton foreign matter categories with respect to the individual color channels from images under blue LED, UV LED, and white light illumination

From: Blue and UV LED-induced fluorescence in cotton foreign matter

Category

Blue LED

UV LED

White light

Bark, Bract,

Lint has higher

-

Lint has higher red, green,

Brown leaf,

red and green

-

and blue reflectance

Green leaf,

fl. emission

-

 

Stem

 

-

 

Hull

Lint has higher

-

Lint has higher red, green,

 

green fl.

-

and blue reflectance

 

emission

-

 

Paper

-

Lint has lower red, green

Lint has lower red, green

 

-

and blue fl. emission

and blue reflectance

Plastic bag

-

Lint has higher green and

Lint has higher red and

 

-

blue fl. emission

green reflectance

Plastic bale

-

Lint has higher green and

Lint has higher blue

Packaging

-

blue fl. emission

reflectance

Seed coat (Inner),

-

Lint has higher green and

Lint has higher red, green,

Seed coat (Outer),

-

blue fl. emission

and blue reflectance

Seed, Twine

-

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