Dynamics of pesticide uptake into plants: From system functioning to parsimonious modeling

► We analytically decompose a complex model to simulate pesticides uptake into plants. ► We assess initial mass, substance & crop properties influencing the system dynamics. ► High variability in degradation half-lives and residence times is emphasized. ► The full dynamic model is summarized in a parametric representation for wheat. ► Key compartments are fruit, plant surface and soil for cereals.