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  4. Read the following statements and select the correct option. Statement 1: The stem tubers are the swollen ends of specialised underground stem branches, which help in vegetative propagation of the plant. Statement 2: Solanum tuberosum is an example of a stem tuber which stores inulin as the main reserve food material.

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Q. Read the following statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : The stem tubers are the swollen ends of specialised underground stem branches, which help in vegetative propagation of the plant.
Statement 2 : Solanum tuberosum is an example of a stem tuber which stores inulin as the main reserve food material.

Morphology of Flowering Plants

Solution:

Stem tuber is an oval or spherical underground swollen stem structure which does not bear adventitious roots, e.g., potato (Solanum tuberosum), Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus). Food reserve is starch in potato and inulin in artichoke.