Visible near infra-red (VisNIR) spectroscopy for predicting soil organic carbon in Ethiopia

Shiferaw, Abebe; Hergarten, Christian (2014). Visible near infra-red (VisNIR) spectroscopy for predicting soil organic carbon in Ethiopia. Journal of Ecology and The Natural Environment, 6(3), pp. 126-139. Academic Journals 10.5897/JENE2013.0374

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Over the past few decades, the advantages of the visible-near infra-red (VisNIR) diffuse reflectance spectrometer (DRS) method have enabled prediction of soil organic carbon (SOC). In this study, SOC was predicted using regression models for samples taken from three sites (Gununo, Maybar and Anjeni) in Ethiopia. SOC was characterized in laboratory using conventional wet chemistry and VisNIR-DRS methods. Principal component analysis (PCA), principal component regression (PCR) and partial least square regression (PLS) models were developed using Unscrambler X 10.2. PCA results show that the first two components accounted for a minimum of 96% variation which increased for individual sites and with data treatments. Correlation (r), coefficient of determination (R2) and residual prediction deviation (RPD) were used to rate four models built. PLS model (r, R2, RPD) values for Anjeni were 0.9, 0.9 and 3.6; for Gununo values 0.6, 0.3 and 1.2; for Maybar values 0.6, 0.3 and 0.9, and for the three sites values 0.7, 0.6 and 1.5, respectively. PCR model values (r, R2, RPD) for Anjeni were 0.9, 0.8 and 2.7; for Gununo values 0.5, 0.3 and 1; for Maybar values 0.5, 0.1 and 0.7, and for the three sites values 0.7, 0.5 and 1.2, respectively. Comparison and testing of models shows superior performance of PLS to PCR. Models were rated as very poor (Maybar), poor (Gununo and three sites) and excellent (Anjeni). A robust model, Anjeni, is recommended for prediction of SOC in Ethiopia.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

10 Strategic Research Centers > Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

UniBE Contributor:

Hergarten, Christian

ISSN:

2006-9847

Publisher:

Academic Journals

Language:

English

Submitter:

Stephan Schmidt

Date Deposited:

18 Mar 2015 16:27

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:41

Publisher DOI:

10.5897/JENE2013.0374

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.63781

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/63781

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