1ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong-737106, Sikkim, India
2ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012, India
3Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur-208002, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Author for Correspondence: Email- rampal_nrco@yahoo.com
Online published on 24 June, 2022.
Identification is a major bottleneck during germplasm exploration and collection of wild species of orchids. An application named “Orchidopedia” is developed on the basis of database of wild orchids. This app is available offline and works independently. It has vast information for about 172 species belonging to 56 genera of wild orchid species. Orchidopedia is an android based mobile application that focuses on orchid species of the NorthEastern states of India. The app is user friendly and can be freely downloaded from Google Play Store (https:// play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nrco.orchidopedia&hl=en) and also from the website of ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong, Sikkim for researchers, botanists, orchid growers/lovers, stakeholders and entrepreneurs. The application is built on minimum sdk version 4.1 and target sdk version 10.0 android smartphones.
Android Application, Android studio and Orchids, Software development kit, SQLite DB
