What is the eye of potato? (a) Axillary bud (b) Accessory bud (c) Adventitious bud (d) Apical bud
Option A A tuber is the swollen tip of the underground branch. Tubers are round or oval in shape. Each tuber has many notches on the surface called ‘eyes’. These are in fact axillary buds which grow into new plants during favourable conditions. Unlike other underground stems, tubers do not give off adventitious roots; e.g., Solanum tuberosum (potato).
