BOTANY

BOTANY

PLANT PROPAGATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The part of the Irish potato plant responsible for vegetative reproduction is:
A
ROOT
B
STEM
C
LEAF
D
FRUIT
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Potato is a modified stem which has an eye like structure which is mainly present on the stem. This eye has the vegetative buds which generate into a new plant under favourable condition.

Detailed explanation-2: -Potatoes are mainly propagated by vegetative methods (cloning). Potato tubers have nodes or eyes from which the new growth begins. The new stems growing from each eye are called sprouts which giver rise to the new plant. Vegetative seed can be either a whole tuber or a cut tuber.

Detailed explanation-3: -The potato plant undergoes asexual reproduction via vegetative propagation. Vegetative propagation is the reproduction process in which new plant offspring can be formed from vegetative parts of the plant like roots, stems, and leaves. Potato contains small eyes/tubers that give rise to leaves in them.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tuber is modified for the storage of food. Potato grows on the underground stem. This stem is known as stolon. A potato is classified as a stem.

Detailed explanation-5: -Potato comes under stem tuber and it is also known as the underground stem.

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