EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Plant cutting.
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Underground stem.
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Flower.
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Bulb.
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Detailed explanation-1: -rhizome, also called creeping rootstalk, horizontal underground plant stem capable of producing the shoot and root systems of a new plant. Rhizomes are used to store starches and proteins and enable plants to perennate (survive an annual unfavourable season) underground.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rhizomes are just one of the many types of modified stems. Other modified stems are bulbs, stolons, and corm. However, each has distinct features.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rhizomes are plant stems, but they differ significantly from upright-growing above-ground plant stems, which is why they are also described as modified stems. Unlike plant stems, rhizomes have more functions than mechanically supporting the plant and sending out new shoots. Unlike roots, rhizomes have nodes.