DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The potato tuber has been modified and the edible part of the potato. It is the modified stem. They are modified to perform a variety of functions such as food storage, penetration organs, etc. Tuber, bulb, corm, stolon, and rhizome are all stem modifications.

Detailed explanation-2: -The modified petiole is known as a phyllode.

Detailed explanation-3: -potato tubers. Some root vegetables are tubers, which are not roots but modified stems that grow underground. Like tuberous roots, tubers store energy in the form of starch. The most widely cultivated tuber is the potato, though the yam is also a key crop in much of the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tubers are modified shoots, whereas tuberous roots are modified roots. The common feature, and hence the similar names, derives from the fleshy nature of both organs. Tubers and tuberous roots function in water and food storage, but only tubers are involved in vegetative…