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Near Infrared Transmittance (NIRT) Handbook

Cover (PDF; 27KB)

Foreword (PDF; 15KB)

Table of Contents (PDF; 10KB)

Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF; 36KB)

Chapter 2: NIRT Equipment (PDF; 71KB)

Chapter 3: Determining Instrument Accuracy (PDF; 255KB)

Attachment 1: NIRT Daily Wheat SRS Worksheet (PDF; 87KB)

Attachment 2: NIRT Daily Soybean SRS Worksheet (PDF; 90KB)

Attachment 3: NIRT Weekly Wheat SRS Worksheet (PDF; 81KB)

Attachment 4: NIRT Weekly Soybean SRS Worksheet (PDF; 96KB)

Attachment 5: NIRT Wheat SRS Bias Log (PDF; 104KB)

Attachment 6: NIRT Soybean SRS Bias Log (PDF; 111KB)

Attachment 7: NIRT Daily Corn SRS Worksheet (PDF; 81KB)

Attachment 8: Weekly NIRT Corn SRS Worksheet (PDF; 80KB)

Attachment 9: NIRT Corn SRS Bias Log (PDF; 121KB)

Attachment 10: NIRT Daily Barley SRS Worksheet (PDF; 87KB)

Attachment 11: NIRT Weekly Barley SRS Worksheet (PDF; 81KB)

Attachment 12: NIRT Barley SRS Bias Log (PDF; 104KB)

Chapter 4: Sample Preparation and Analysis (PDF; 165KB)

Attachment 1:Conversion Table (PDF; 71KB)

Chapter 5: NIRT Monitoring Program (PDF; 126KB)

Entire NIRT Handbook in one consolidated file (PDF; 706KB)

Handbook Revision Information

07/25/2005 - IC#5 (complete handbook update)(PDF; 113KB)

12/18/2006 - IC#6 (complete handbook update)(PDF; 142KB)

03/24/2008 - IC#7 (update Chapters 3, 4 & 5) (PDF; 115KB)

Last Modified: 03/28/08