An underground stem that helps in vegetative multiplication is .........?

Runner

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Sucker

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Offset

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Sucker
B. Sucker
Reason: Sucker is a special nongreen slender stem branch which arises from the underground base of an erect shoot or crown. It grows horizontally in the soil and ultimately comes out to form a new aerial shoot or crown.

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