Patent ID: 8373563

Claim:
A system for tracking at least one plant, comprising: an electronic tag including an interrogation interface and memory circuitry, the electronic tag further including at least one of a radio frequency tag, a passive radio frequency tag, an active radio frequency tag, a backscatter radio frequency tag, a half-duplex radio frequency tag, a full-duplex radio frequency tag, a touch memory device, a proximity card, a photonic tag, or a smart card; and a package for the electronic tag, the package being configured to protect the electronic tag from at least one environment including the at least one plant and at least one of moisture, water, pH variation, corresponding to herbicide application, or corresponding to fertilizer application, the package further configured to biodegrade after a completion of passage of the at least one plant through at least a portion of a supply chain, and the package additionally further configured for self-contained physical association with at least one corresponding plant.