Question

Sometimes the potatoes kept in a basket during the late rainy season start giving out small shoots.Would you call it germination?Give reason in support of your answer.

Answer 1

Not it is not germination. Germination is generally referred to the process of which new plants, fungi and bacteria emerge from seeds and spores, and begin growth.
But here potatoes start giving out small shoots from their eye buds or vegetative part of the potato. This is generally called as sprouting.

Answer 2

Answer:

Shoots appearing from potatoes can certainly be referred to as germination. It is due to the changes occurring within that lead to the formation of a seedling on the whole for

germination. The hypocotyl or the epicotyl elongate during the process of germination.

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