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US 10,104,841 B2Granted
RFID-based plant tracking and data management system for a greenhouse
AssigneeDow AgroSciences LLC
InventorsNing Wei, Douglas Beatty, Tyler Spurgeon
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Abstract
A system and method of tracking the position and status of plants or plant parts in a greenhouse or other growing area using identification tags such as RFID tags is disclosed.
Claims5
A method for tracking the position and status of plants or plant parts in a greenhouse comprising:
- pollinating a first plant with pollen from a second plant, each of the first and second plants having an associated identification;
- associating an identification tag with a data record including the identifications of the first plant and the second plant;
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- attaching the identification tag to seeds produced from pollinating the first plant with the second plant by receiving the seeds in a bag, the bag supporting the identification tag.
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A method for tracking the position and status of plants or plant parts in a greenhouse comprising:
- pollinating a first plant with pollen from a second plant, each of the first and second plants having an associated identification;
- associating an identification tag with a data record including the identifications of the first plant and the second plant;
- attaching the identification tag to seeds produced from pollinating the first plant with the second plant by receiving the seeds in a bag, the bag supporting the identification tag
- harvesting the seeds from the first plant;
- moving the harvested seeds and the attached identification tag to a harvest area;
- detecting the presence of the identification tag in the harvest area;
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- updating the data record to indicate the seeds have been harvested.
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A method for tracking the position and status of plants or plant parts in a greenhouse comprising:
- pollinating a first plant with pollen from a second plant, each of the first and second plants having an associated identification;
- associating an identification tag with a data record including the identifications of the first plant and the second plant;
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- attaching the identification tag to seeds produced from pollinating the first plant with the second plant by receiving the seeds in a bag, the bag supporting the identification tag, wherein the first plant is maize and the step of receiving the seeds of the first plant in the bag includes the step of placing the bag over an ear of the first plant, the ear including the seeds.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.