The "Eyes" of the potato tuber are

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The "Eyes" of the potato tuber are (A) root buds (B) flower buds (C) shoot buds (D) axillary buds

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Potato is the common example of stem-tuber. It stores starch as reserve food material. The potato- tubers are used for vegetative propagation. These possess axillary buds over their nodes or eyes. The buds produce new plantlets when a stem-tuber or a part of it having an eye is placed in the soil.

Q. The "Eyes" of the potato tuber are

root buds

flower buds

shoot buds

axillary buds

Potato is the common example of stem-tuber. It stores starch as reserve food material. The potato- tubers are used for vegetative propagation. These possess axillary buds over their nodes or eyes. The buds produce new plantlets when a stem-tuber or a part of it having an eye is placed in the soil.