AU: Barcodes for banana trees

You've heard of NLIS tags to track cattle, but now a plantation in Western Australia's north is applying similar technology to monitor bananas.

In an Australian first, the property in Carnarvon is using a scanner to barcode each banana plant, recording its height, age and suckers.

Grower Darrell Munro says it'll help take the guesswork out of when to pick the fruit.

"I mean, we've got nearly 30 acres of bananas and walking up and down every row every week," she says.

"Sometimes you walk for ages and you might only get one bunch in one patch.

"So this will pinpoint where the bunches are that are ready. That will be huge."


Source: abc.net.au


Publication date: 5/6/2009