The 'eye' of the potato plant is what
(a) the root is to any plant
(b) the bud is to a flower
(c) the bud is to Bryophyllum leaf
(d) the anther is to stamen

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The eye of the potato is the same as the bud is to Bryophyllum leaf. Both the structures are vegetative propagules. They can form a new plant from them. This method of asexual reproduction through the vegetative parts of the existing pant is known as vegetative propagation.

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The 'eye' of the potato plant is what (a) the root is to any plant (b) the bud is to a flower (c) the bud is to Bryophyllum leaf (d) the anther is to stamen

The eye of the potato is the same as the bud is to Bryophyllum leaf. Both the structures are vegetative propagules. They can form a new plant from them. This method of asexual reproduction through the vegetative parts of the existing pant is known as vegetative propagation.

The 'eye' of the potato plant is what
(a) the root is to any plant
(b) the bud is to a flower
(c) the bud is to Bryophyllum leaf
(d) the anther is to stamen