Question

In an experiment, Mr. John dissected a large potato tubes into several small pieces & then placed each piece in a separate pot for germination. After few days, he observed that a few pieces germinated & developed new-plants. The others did not germinate at all. Give possible reasons

Answer 1

Answes as in some pieces the buds are present, that help potato to grow vegetatively as potato is a tuber...

Answer 2

Explanation:

Potato tubers bears eyes which are infact dormant buds protected by small bracts and these seeds germinates to give new plants. In the experiment carried by Mr. John, the pieces which possessed eyes germinated and those who didn't did not germinated.

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