Simulation of Phenological Events Through the Distributed Time Delay Model: Case Study for Flower Buds and Fruits in Coffee
Abstract
The distribution time delay model has been used extensively in ecological modeling to simulate population dynamics mainly on insects, but it has been used also to model growth and development processes in plants. This paper presents the mathematical development of this model in a comprehensive and explicit way to enable understanding of details. The model is developed in a spreadsheet easily reproducible in order to enable the reader to implement and analyze the issues that he considers relevant. Finally, an example is developed, in which we model the distribution of development times of coffee flower buds and fruits, obtaining appropriate adjustment of the model to experimental data.
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