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Q: Why are potato ginger and onion not considered as roots?
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Why are potato onion and ginger considered roots?

Potato, onion, and ginger are considered roots because they are storage organs that store nutrients for the plant to use later on. Although they grow underground, they are not true roots, but modified stem structures. Potatoes, onions, and ginger are important food sources for humans due to their nutrient content and culinary uses.


Does new plants grow from the roots of sweet potato?

Yes,new plants grow from the roots of potato, sweet potato, ginger and turmeric.


Do tomatoes have taproots or fibrous roots?

No, it is a both a root and a type of tuber that has tap roots( the long thin strands that anchor plants in the ground) Answer A potato is a tuber, the roots of a potato plant are fibrous, the tubers grow on the roots.


Are ginger roots fibrous?

Yes, ginger roots are slightly fibrous.


What plants have tubers?

Daylilies, potatoes, sweet potatoes, radishes, turnips, and carrots have tuberous roots.


Do potatoes grow roots?

As my mom always did she would quarter up potatos and let them sprout ( usually in a dark area) then plant them 3 inches under the soil. Which needs to be loose. Do not over water, causes then to rot..


Do onion roots emerge from leaves or stem?

Onion roots emerge from the base of the condensed stem.


Which stems are edible?

onion, ginger, and tomatoes that is all I know.


Can you give 10 roots that can be eaten?

rutabaga turnip burdock carrot radish parsnip parsley root salsify ginger sweet potato yam beetroot


What is the examples of root plants?

Potatoes, garlic and onion are stems that grow underground which we know best. Yam and ginger are also examples of stems that grow underground. Rhizome, tuber, bulb and corm are other examples of underground stems that are not known by many people.


What are examples of plants whose roots are eaten as food?

potatoes and carrots and beets and radishes


What does the potato reproduce from?

The potato reproduces by underground stems or roots (I think)