A new generalized logistic sigmoid growth equation compared with the Richards growth equation

Annals of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 713-723

  Birch, Colin P D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptote; Cucumis melo; Curve fitting; Exponential growth; Intrinsic rate of increase; Logistic equation; Maximum growth rate; Model; Non linear least squares regression; Numerical algorithm; Point of inflexion; Relative growth rate; Richards growth equation; Sigmoid growth curve

Indexed keywords

GROWTH THEORY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033043819     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1999.0877     Document Type: Article

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