As India steps up the use of IT to solve domestic problems, a new software solution called OSCAR is now in its final stage to take a complete shape to identify weeds. The French Institute of Pondicherry, India, said the software is now in its final stages, and its open source version is ready for launch.
OSCAR, or Open Source Simple Computer for Agriculture in Rural Areas, is designed to identify weed species in the rice-wheat crop system of the Indo-Gangetic plains that also covers Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. The software allows computer users to identify the roots, stem and leaves of an unknown weed. This software application could help the rural farming communities, extension services and academic communities - both students and researchers. This software is expected to be available for download from its www.oscarasia.org site. It readies for launch April 25, 2006, in New Delhi in the presence of agricultural experts.
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