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Sep 5, 2024 · rhizome, horizontal underground plant stem capable of producing the shoot and root systems of a new plant. Rhizomes are used to store starches and proteins and enable plants to perennate (survive an annual unfavourable season) underground.
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Sep 13, 2024 · Rhizomes are horizontally growing underground stems that serve as organs of asexual reproduction and food storage. Similar to rhizomes, tubers are thickened underground stem portions that primarily serve as food storage (for example, potato).
Sep 20, 2024 · Like crocuses, these plants have bulbous, underground plant parts that can survive cold winters, and their flower stems push up through the ground in spring. But true bulbs are divided into layers (think of an onion), including a papery outer layer. A bulb is comprised of a plant's stems and leaves.
6 days ago · Based on the kind of growth (transverse or oblique or vertical) and specific part which stores food, underground stems can be classified as Bulb, Stem tuber, rhizome and Corn. Classification of underground stems (a) Bulb – It is a specialized underground stem in which the lower base bears root and the upper part bears a fleshy rosette of leaves.
Sep 3, 2024 · Stem, in botany, the plant axis that bears buds and shoots with leaves and, at its basal end, roots. The stem conducts water, minerals, and food to other parts of the plant and may also store food or be photosynthetic itself. Learn more about the importance, types, and functions of plant stems.
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Sep 3, 2024 · A rhizome is one of the main types of stem modification—a horizontal underground stem that produces new plants.
6 days ago · Stems are variously modified into underground, subaerial and aerial stems for performing functions like manufacturing and storing food, perennation (overcoming unfavourable climatic conditions), providing mechanical support and protection and propagating vegetatively.
