Potato is multiplied vegetatively with the help of
A
Corm
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B
Rhizome
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C
Tuber
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D
Phyllode
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Solution
The correct option is B Tuber Tuber is a thickened part of a stem which grows underground. Tubers have bud from which a new plant can arise by vegetative propagation. In vegetative propagation, the top sides of tuber produce shoots and the under sides produce roots. Potato is a modified stem called a tuber.
Rhizomes are underground stems that grows horizontally below the surface.
Corm is an underground swollen stem base covered with scale leaves.
Phyllode is a petiole which is leaf-like structurally and functionally