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Review of mathematical models of weed seed bank dynamics

Plant growth follows certain physiological principles that can be quantitatively described, up to a certain extent, by mathematical equations. In agrosystems, seed bank dynamics is strongly related to the establishment of weed species and can be described as a system of equations that relates seedling density with the density of seeds produced in cultivation areas. The objective of this work is to describe, using mathematical models cited in the literature, the characteristics of the dynamic behavior of weed seed bank populations in agrosystems.

seed banks; population dynamics; mathematical models


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