Controllo dei trattamenti termoterapici della vite mediante sensori RFID.

Nowadays, object traceability and monitoring can be considered as easy and cheap tasks thanks to Information Technology. Sensors able to monitor environmental parameters are available and they can be used for certification programs. Radio frequency identification devices (RFID) integrated with temperature sensors are frequently used in order to monitor food preservation during transport, i.e. proving cold chain maintenance. These devices, thanks to small dimension, could be included within packages and data retrieving can be achieved remotely. In order to evaluate the feasibility of using this device to monitor thermotherapic treatment of grapevine cuttings for phytoplasma control, commercial sensors were tested. Sensors can be easily mixed among the treated materials and they are able to record temperature every 10 sec during three sequential treatment, without interfering with nursery operations. Multiple and simultaneous temperature data collection by sensors permitted to achieve a detailed temperature profiling among different zones of grapevine container and analysis of battery consumption indicate the possible multiple reuse of sensors.