@article{fdi:010058190,
  title = {{T}he potential of {NIR} spectroscopy to predict soil texture and mineralogy in {C}errado {L}atosols},
  author = {{V}endrame, {P}. {R}. {S}. and {M}archao, {R}. {L}. and {B}runet, {D}idier and {B}ecquer, {T}hierry},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{N}ear-infrared reflectance spectroscopy ({NIRS}) has been accepted as a fast method to evaluate various soil constituents. {H}owever, very few studies have used {NIRS} as a predictor of the textural and mineralogical content of tropical soils. {T}he objective of this study was to investigate the potential use of {NIRS} as a tool for assessment of diverse soil properties, with specific attention to the prediction of properties related to the mineralogy of a wide range of {L}atosols from the {C}errado region of central {B}razil. {T}he reflectance of the soil samples, 148 in total, taken from 0.0 to 0.2 and 0.6 to 0.8-m depth, was determined in the near-infrared region between 1100 and 2500 nm at 2-nm intervals with a {NIRS} spectrophotometer. {O}ur results show that for soil sampling corresponding to a large-scale map and taking into account the variability of {L}atosols over a wide region, {NIRS} can predict most of the mineralogical properties of the {L}atosols accurately. {N}ear-infrared spectroscopy did not predict most of the physico-chemical characteristics of soils accurately, in particular those that are largely dependent on agricultural practice, such as p{H} or {CEC}. {H}owever, the main characteristics that correspond to soil constituents (organic matter and clay content) were relatively well predicted.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {S}oil {S}cience},
  volume = {63},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {743--753},
  ISSN = {1351-0754},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-2389.2012.01483.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058190},
}