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Sweet potato is homologous to

Option: 1

Potato


Option: 2

Colocasia


Option: 3

Ginger


Option: 4

Turnip


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Storage Roots -

Storage roots - 

  • Tuberous roots: A single root arises from the nodes of the stem. Example: sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  • Fasciculated roots: Cluster of tubercular roots. Example: Asparagus and Dahlia
  • Nodulose roots: Tips of roots swell up. Example: Arrow-root (Maranta) and turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
  • Beaded or moniliform roots: These roots swell up at regular intervals. Example: Momordica, mango ginger (Curcuma amada), Vitis, portulaca
  • Annulated roots: Series of ring-like swelling. Example: Ipecac (Psychotria)

 

 

 

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