Question

Pick the correct examples of edible stems
a)Brinjal and potato
b)Sweet potato and potato
c)Potato and ginger
d)Brinjal and ginger

Answer 1

The examples of edible stems from the given options are Potato and Ginger. (OPTION C)

EDIBLE STEM:

• Stems or part of the stem are consumed by humans is referred as the edible stem.
• Stems are modified to form rhizomes that store food in the form of carbohydrates.
• Some stems modify to form tubers or corms and perform the function of storing food.
• Rhizome and tuber stem grows underground and contains nodes like roots.
• Tuber stems contain eyes as buds to develop into a new plant.

• Example - Potato is a tuber stem, Colocasia is a corm stem and ginger is a rhizome stem. All these stems are the edible part of the respective plants.