The potato is classified as a stem because it has several nodes, known as eyes, and space between each eye, known as internodes. The potato's eye can grow into a shoot and a new plant. As a result, it is a vegetable with stems. Potatoes are high in nutrients and minerals that are necessary for growth and development.
Is potato a root or stem?
Potatoes are stem tubers – enlarged stolons thicken to develop into storage organs. The tuber has all the parts of a normal stem, including nodes and internodes.
Is an potato a root?
Many people think of potatoes as root vegetables because they grow underground like carrots, parsnips and other root crops. But in actual fact they are a type of “modified stem” known as a tuber.
Do potatoes have a stem?
As the potato plant grows, its compound leaves manufacture starch that is transferred to the ends of its underground stems (or stolons). The stems thicken to form a few or as many as 20 tubers close to the soil surface. The number of tubers that actually reach maturity depends on available moisture and soil nutrients.
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