Innovative FTIR Spectroscopy Models Unravel Cell Wall Composition and Nutritional Quality in Buffel Grass
Chinese Academy of SciencesA research team developed Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy-based partial least squares regression (PLSR) models to assess Cenchrus spp (buffel grass) accessions, discovering significant correlations between cell wall composition and digestibility metrics like neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and indigestible NDF (iNDF).