. Potatoes are borne on :
(a) Primary roots

(b) axil of scaly leaves

(c) Lateral roots

(d) Adventitious roots

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Solution

Potatoes are modified underground stems. They posses small buds on the axil of small scaly leaves, where new potatoes are produced.

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