Quick Response (QR) Code Labeled Planting Materials
Considering the importance and need to provide quality planting materials, especially, in the perennial horticultural crops, the Government of India is implementing the programme of accreditation of nurseries through the National Horticulture Mission.
Under this programme, In order to ensure the security or to avoid fake labeling, the password protected QR Code allows sharing the Information only with the registered and authorized people.
What was the Problem ?
Due to the non-availability of the genuine planting material of the improved varieties, especially in plantation crops, the farmers and the customer are facing huge problems and losses in purchasing the planting material.
Many farmers suffer huge losses due to purchase of low quality planting material sold by the private nurseries and private companies.
Role of the ICAR-CPCRI
The ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod has been distributing the QR coded coconut seedlings for the past three years.
The labels having a size of 4.0cm x 2.5 cm with an emblem of ICAR-CPCRI are waterproof laminated. The variety’s name is imprinted on one side and the QR code imprinted on the other side. The label has a Unique Identification Number (UID).
Quick Response (QR)
A machine-readable code consisting of an array of black and white squares, typically used for storing URLs or other information for reading by the camera on a smartphone.
(source-wilkipedia)
This QR Code affixed labels can be used for the purpose of tagging/labeling the planting material (grafts/ budded / tissue cultured / vegetatively produced) in the perennial crops like plantation crops, fruit crops and commercial crops. This is an example of successful implementation of QR code labeling technique in coconut, which can be duplicated in other crops as well. If a large number of QR Coded labels are prepared, the cost per code will be between Rs. 4.00 to Rs. 4.50 only.
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