Question

In sweet potatoes, vegetative reproduction takes place by roots. Give reason.

Answer 1

Sweet potato:

1. Sweet potato is an example of vegetative propagation.
2. The development of a new plant from vegetative parts of leaves, stems, and roots of a plant is known as vegetative reproduction.
3. Sweet potato is a modification of adventitious roots.
4. It modifies to store nutrients and produce a new plant.
5. It grows form the nodes of a running stem and they are irregularly swollen due to the storage of food.
6. Sweet potato gives rise to adventitious buds which when detached can give rise to a new plants .