Electronic identification technology for agriculture, plant, and food. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-14

  Luvisi, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food safety; Phytosanitary certifications; QR; RFID; Urban farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; AUTOMATION; CERTIFICATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; LITERATURE REVIEW; SENSOR; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84959116688     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-016-0352-3     Document Type: Review

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