DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sweet potato is a dicot plant from the family Convolvulaceae. It is an example of an adventitious root and is a modified form of tuberous roots.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is true root vegetables are considered taproots, which are loosely defined as roots that grow downward into the ground. Taproots can be subdivided into tuberous roots like sweet potatoes, yams and fleshy roots like carrots and beets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans:– Sweet potato is a modified food storage root. Potato is indeed a stem that grew from stolons, the underground stems. Potato tubers contain buds that produce leaves and stems, whereas roots lack these characteristics. On the other hand, sweet potato is indeed a root that is rich in vitamins and nutrients.

Detailed explanation-4: -Potatoes and yams technically have modified belowground stems (“stem tubers”) while sweet potatoes have “root tubers.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of plants with tap roots are Carrot, Radish, Beetroot etc. On the other hand Onion, Grass, Wheat, Coconut palm are the examples of the fibrous roots or system.