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Crop models are aimed at simulating the growth and phenological development of cultivated plants and are useful for numerous applications. The objective of this paper is to present their functional principles based on a study of current literature. Firstly, their structure and the way in which they respond to environmental factors (solar energy, temperature, stress) is discussed. Then, several related major factors (conversion of energy to biomass, root and leaf growth, water behaviour and crop ripening) are examined. Finally, the adaptation of these models to the study of climate change is also discussed, which must consider the variation in the concentration of atmospheric CO2.
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Legros, JP., Baldy, C., Fromin, N., Bellivier, D. (1994). Crop Models: Principles and Adaptations to the Problem of Climate Change. In: Rounsevell, M.D.A., Loveland, P.J. (eds) Soil Responses to Climate Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79218-2_6
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