(a) What is a tuber? Name one stem tuber and one root tuber.(b) What is name of the organ of propagation present in a tuber?(c) Name one commonly used vegetable which is propagated by using tubers.

(a) A tuber is the enlarged and thickened part of an underground stem of a plant that acts as a storage organ for food. These stored nutrients (starch) are used by the plants for surviving the winter, regrowing during the next growing season through asexual reproduction.

Stem tuber: Potato

Root tuber: Carrot

(b) Nodes, buds or eyes are the organs of propagation present in a tuber.

(c) Potato is an example of commonly used vegetable which is propagated by using tubers.

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Updated on: 23-Mar-2023

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