Potato is a root in it storage of food has taken place.
Sikandar.K said:
(Sun, Sep 4, 2011 01:51:40 AM)
Potato is a root so I m unable to understand how the answer is stam. Please specify.
Sambasiva said:
(Fri, Nov 18, 2011 05:19:31 PM)
Potatoes are occasionally referred to as a root crop because we eat a part of the plant that grows underground. However, the part of the potato that is eaten is not a root, it is actually a specialized stem called a tuber.
Whereas the sweet potato is different. It is modified root.
Bemcha said:
(Sat, Dec 24, 2011 03:55:57 PM)
Potato has nodes and internodes which is a characteristic of stem so the answer is correct.
Priyanka said:
(Tue, Sep 4, 2012 07:50:29 PM)
Yes, potatoes though they stored food it has nodes and inter nodes which are the characteristics of stems so potato included under stem some stems also store food e. G ginger also stem but it store food.
