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32.
Potato is a modified form (outgrowth) of
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Poonam said:
1 decade ago
Potato is a root in it storage of food has taken place.
Pranjal said:
4 years ago
How can a potato be a shoot it grows opposite to gravity (negative geotropic) which is a feature of roots only?
Please explain me...
Please explain me...
David Ochieng said:
4 years ago
First, there are two types of potatoes.
Irish potatoes which are stem tuber and sweet potatoes which it is root tuber.
Irish potatoes which are stem tuber and sweet potatoes which it is root tuber.
Sambasiva said:
1 decade ago
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.
Whereas the sweet potato is different. It is modified root.
Kaggwa Andrew said:
5 years ago
No, It is not called as a root tuber because anything to be called a tuber has to be growing from the ground.
Bemcha said:
1 decade ago
Potato has nodes and internodes which is a characteristic of stem so the answer is correct.
Pavanireddy said:
6 years ago
The potatoes grow on underground stems called as stolon. So, it is tuber.
And also potato is a stem modification form.
And also potato is a stem modification form.
Priyanka said:
1 decade ago
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.
RAUSHAN kumar said:
6 years ago
Potatoes grow underground, but the part we eat is not a root. It is a an underground stem called a tuber.
Bincy said:
7 years ago
Potato is an example for underground modification of stem. It develops by the swelling of the tip of stolon (slender lateral branch from the base of the stem). It stores large amount of food, mainly starch.
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