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Recent studies have introduced machine vision systems as a promising candidate for non-destructive evaluations of the ripeness levels of various agricultural and forest products. However, the reported models have been fruit-specific and cannot be applied to other fruit. In this regard, the current study aims to evaluate the feasibility of estimating the ripeness levels of wild pistachio fruit using image processing and artificial intelligence techniques. Images of wild pistachios at four ripeness levels were recorded using a digital camera, and 285 color and texture features were extracted from 160 samples. Using the quadratic sequential feature selection method, 16 efficient features were identified and used to estimate the maturity levels of samples. Linear discriminant analysis (LDA), quadratic discriminant analysis (QDA), and an artificial neural network (ANN) were employed to classify samples into four ripeness levels, including initial unripe, secondary unripe, ripe, and overripe. The developed machine vision system achieved a correct classification rate (CCR) of 93.75, 97.5, and 100%, respectively. 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