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Excerpt from The Annals of Applied Biology, 1919-20, Vol. 6: The Official Organ of the Association of Economic Biologists In the light Of evidence afforded by growth curves based on dry weight measurements which were available in the literature, growth and development within the limits of hereditary potentialities were treated as fundamentally matters Of physiological pre-determination. The general expression covering growth was described as the Compound Interest Law Of Development. The Operation Of this law may be subject to a number of secondary modifications. A few fundamental principles are necessary for the study of growth and development. These are conspicuous by their absence in existing text-books of plant physiology, which excel in the assemblage Of interesting curiosities and of uncorrelated details. The phenomena Of normal growth seem to call for further study and analysis and for the application of mathematical treatment. Even a clear grasp of the general conception Of the compound interest law Of development at once greatly simplifies the handling of problems Of physiological pre determination and Of growth. One is able to formulate approximately the magnitude of effects that will be Observed as the result of causes operating continuously or for a short time in relation to the stage Of development at which the cause operates and the effect is desired. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.