@article{fdi:010054262, title = {{D}iscrimination of five {T}unisian cultivars by {M}id {I}nfra {R}ed spectroscopy combined with chemometric analyses of olive {O}lea europaea leaves}, author = {{A}ouidi, {F}. and {D}upuy, {N}. and {A}rtaud, {J}. and {R}oussos, {S}evastianos and {M}sallem, {M}. and {P}erraud {G}aime, {I}sabelle and {H}amdi, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he high biodiversity of olive tree and the economic needs require tools for the correct classification and identification of the different cultivars. {S}imple and rapid methods are in increasing demand. {I}n the present work, {FT}-{MIR} spectroscopy associated to chemometric treatment is proposed as a direct and rapid tool to discriminate cultivars according to their olive leaves, a persistent tissue the whole year. {A} set of 75 samples of olive leaves representative of five {T}unisian cultivars ({C}hemlali, {S}ayali, {M}eski, {Z}arrazi and {C}hetoui) cultivated in the same geographical area was analysed. {D}iscrimination between the five {T}unisian cultivars was performed by the chemometric approach, principal component analysis ({PCA}), based on the {FT}-{MIR} spectral data provided by olive leaves. {F}urthermore, a correct classification (100%) of the five {T}unisian cultivars was obtained by the {P}artial {L}east {S}quare {D}iscriminate {A}nalysis ({PLS}-{DA}) method.}, keywords = {{O}live ({O}lea europaea) leaf ; {ATR}-{M}id {I}nfra{R}ed spectroscopy ; {C}hemometric analysis ; {C}ultivar ; {D}iscrimination ; {C}hemical fingerprint ; {TUNISIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}ood {C}hemistry}, volume = {131}, numero = {1}, pages = {360--366}, ISSN = {0308-8146}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.08.041}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054262}, }