NEET 2004 · Class 11

Plant Growth and Development

The maximum growth rate occurs in

  1. (A)stationary phase
  2. (B)senescent phase
  3. (C)lag phase
  4. (D)exponential phase

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In most systems, the initial growth is slow (lag phase), and it increases rapidly thereafter – at an exponential rate (log or exponential phase).

Chapter
Plant Growth and Development
Section
13.1.4 Growth Rates
Page
4
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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that growth 'increases rapidly thereafter – at an exponential rate (log or exponential phase)', which directly identifies the exponential phase as having maximum growth rate.

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