Technical note: Extending the SWAT2012 and SWAT+ models to simulate pesticide plant uptake processes

Rathjens, Hendrik; Kiesel, Jens; Arnold, Jeffrey; Reinken, Gerald; Sur, Robin

doi:10.5194/hess-29-6703-2025

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Technical note: Extending the SWAT2012 and SWAT+ models to simulate pesticide plant uptake processes

Hendrik Rathjens, Jens Kiesel, Jeffrey Arnold, Gerald Reinken, and Robin Sur

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