RETRACTED ARTICLE: Research on varietal classification and germination evaluation system for rice seed using hand-held devices

Abstract

This article has been retracted from publication in the Taylor & Francis journal, Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil & Plant Science.

Following publication, concerns were raised by multiple third-parties around the content of the special issue and the decision-making process.

Following an investigation by the Taylor & Francis Publishing Ethics & Integrity team in full cooperation with the Editor-in-Chief, it was confirmed that this article included in Special Issue titled “Envisage Computer Modelling and Statistics for Agriculture”, guest edited by Gunasekaran Manogaran was not peer-reviewed appropriately, in line with the Journal's peer review standards and policy.

As the stringency of the peer review process is core to the integrity of the publication process, the Editor and Publisher have decided to retract all of the articles within the above-named Special Issue.

The journal has not confirmed if the authors were aware of this compromised peer review process.

The journal is committed to correcting the scientific record and will fully cooperate with any institutional investigations into this matter. The authors have been informed of this decision.

We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines.

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S. Durai

S. Durai is a Research Scholar and Assistant Professor, received his BE degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University Chennai, India in 2009. He completed Master of Engineering in Software Engineering from Anna University of Technology, Trichy, India in 2011. He is a Research Scholar and Assistant Professor in the department of Computer Science and Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India. He is having good knowledge in data structures, algorithm analysis, operating systems and Programming Languages. His Research area is Image processing in agriculture.

C. Mahesh

Dr C. Mahesh working as a Associate professor and Head of the department in Information technology, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India. He is having more than 12 years in teaching experience. His research area are data mining, Image Processing, Bio-informatics, Machine Learning and Guiding many research scholars. He published more than 20 articles in various Scopus indexed and SCI journals.