Question

define stolon ,runner,rhizome and tuber​

Answer 1

STOLON:-a creeping horizontal plant stem or runner that takes root at points along its length to form new plants.

RUNNER:-a shoot, typically leafless, which grows from the base of a plant along the surface of the ground and can take root at points along its length.

RHIZOME:-a continuously growing horizontal underground stem which puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals.Compare with bulb.

TUBER:-a much thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome, e.g. in the potato, serving as a food reserve and bearing buds from which new plants arise.