What is the eye of potato?
Correct answer: A. Axillary bud
- A. Axillary bud
- B. Accessory bud
- C. Adventitious bud
- D. Apical bud
Explanation
(a): A tuber is the swollen tip of the underground branch. Tubers are round or oval in shape. Each tuber has many notches on the surface called 'eyes'. These are in fact axillary buds that grow into new plants during favorable conditions. Unlike other underground stems, tubers do not give off adventitious
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