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Abstract Crystals grown within the supersaturation ranges between σ =0.22 and σ =0.47 were investigated by X-ray topography. Within the supersaturation range between σ =0.22 and σ =0.34 the morphological type of striation was observed, whereas the kinetic type was observed at the supersaturation σ =0.44–0.47, the growth bands and sectorial boundaries being weakened. In case of a uniform seed regeneration the crystal grows almost defect-free. The calculation of the kinetic curves of KDP crystal growth shows that in the presence of dislocations the predominance of the mechanism of two-dimensional (2D) nucleation over the spiral growth is possible if the supersaturation is above σ =0.26 for the {100} faces and above σ =0.44 for the {101} faces. It is assumed that the conditions under which 2D nucleation growth mechanism is predominant have been achieved.