Heaping of earth around base of stem in Potato is meant for

Preventing exposure of roots

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Providing extra support to delicate stem

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Inducing development of more auxiliary shoots

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Making more water available

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The correct option is C Inducing development of more auxiliary shoots
Potato tuber is a modified underground stem. Therefore the more number of auxiliary shoot the stem bears, the more number of potato tuber develops.

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