Which edible part is modification of stem?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is Potato.
· Potato tuber is a modified stem or the edible part of the potato.
· The stem is not always what it appears to be.
· They are modified to perform a variety of functions such as food storage, penetration organs, etc.
· The various modifications of stems are tuber, stolon, bulb, corm, and rhizome.
· A tuber is a thickened underground part of a stem.
· It has buds that can produce a new plant through vegetative propagation.
· A tuber contains a large amount of edible starch which is used as food.
Information Booster The Stem:
· Stem is the aerial part of the plant and develops from the plumule of the embryo of a germinating seed.
· It bears nodes and internodes, where the node is the region from where leaves are born, and internodes are the regions between two nodes.
Modifications of Stem:
· In some plants, the stems are modified to perform the function of storage of food, support, protection, and vegetative propagation.