“Plant tagging using radiofrequency identification (RFID) microchips is attractive for ornamental shrubs, such as rose (Rosa spp.), due to their high market value, wide distribution, health certification system, and numerous uses.”
Link: horttech.ashspublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/20/6/1037?etoc
Wut…? And, why? Roses are losing value for the most part 
I guess Italy is a different story or…?
“such as rose (Rosa spp.), due to their high market value, wide distribution, health certification system, and numerous uses.”
I can see a reason for tracking biologic records, as the 3rd trait suggests, but the first trait is a joke, lol. $24.99 for a Knock Out or Flower Carpet is as good as I have seen in terms of actual profit margine vs. cost to grow/sell/contain/ship/overhead/royalty/etc… Some roses have a lower true market value than their container, lol.
Here in So. California, where there are(from time to time, and in better financial markets) slow growing but valuable plants in the cycad, palm,cacti, and related fields that have so much demand that there are crews that back their trucks up to and plantnap valuable but hard to trace specimens, there might be a need for RFID, but with roses?
A few yrs ago, late '90’s, early 2000’s, there was a rash of cycas revoluta, dioon edule, and phoenix robelini multi’s that became victims to just such a ring. RFID is not a bad idea for such specimens in your front yard. Otherwise it just smacks of ‘wut the …’
Yeah, I can see its use on specific crops. Specialty conifers and large japanese maples are the theft prone types here.
If economically competitive microchip implantation is obviously appliable to identifying legal plants when free propagation is not allowed.
Not garden roses whose inspection would cost more than eventual benefits, but rose nursery fields, potted roses horticulturists and florist roses plantings.
All are tempted not to pay to the breeder every royalty they should.
I had wondered that, which I think is a great idea, but how would that work?