Question

What is growth curve?

Answer 1

It is the graphic representation of the total growth against time. The period or time, in which growth takes place, has been called the grand period of growth by Sachs$\left(1873\right)$. The rate of growth is not uniform during the gran period of growth. If total growth is plotted against time, an S-shaped or sigmoid curve is obtained. It consists of four parts - lag phase, log phase(exponential phase), the phase of diminishing growth and stationary phase(steady growth for organs or organisms of indefinite growth).