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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.
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.
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Potato is definitely not a root, and it's not really a stem. It's a modified stem known as a tuber. Tubers develop from an underground stem known as a stolon, and they act as storage for food/starch for later use by the plant. Keep reading to find out more about potatoes and what makes them tubers.