Is Potato

A Fruit?

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Have you ever visited a potato farm or have grown potato yourself? Well, if yes then things will start getting clear!

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What's Fruit?

Fruit is a seed bearing structure that is formed from ovary after flowering in plants.

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Understanding Potato

Potato grows underground at the base of the specialized stem called stolon as thickened structure that stores nutrients. 

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Did You Get It?

Potatoes are not formed from flowers and they do not bear any seed inside

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Propagation

Did you get confuse because you have seen potato growing from itself and you think it's seed sprouting?

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Propagation

Well that's because potatoes grows through vegetative propagation, i.e., cloning, eyes are formed and they sprout.

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Is It Root?

No, definitely not. Unlike roots that absorb moisture and nutrients from the soil, potato stores nutrients derived from plant parts. 

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Then What It Is?

Potato in true sense is a  tuber, which is a specialized storage structure present underground. 

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So, If someone asks, Is Potato A Fruit, then you can now say with confidence that It's not a fruit but it is a Tuber.

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