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Created: 2024-01-12T09:02:20

storage roots  

Definition

  • Information A storage root is a specialized underground organ that undergoes modifications during its development to store nutrients.

    Created: 1/12/24

     (en)
  • Information Bitkilerde işlevi ve görünüşü yumru gövdeye benzeyen, ancak toprak altında yer alan, tomurcukları ve pul yaprakları olmayan şişkin yapı.

    Source: http://terim.tuba.gov.tr/

    Created: 2/7/24

     (tr)

Scope note

  • Some plants bear belowground storage organs. However, not all of these are storage roots. The swollen hypocotyls of beet, corms of ensete and taro, and potato tubers are actually stems, while other crops such as carrot, sweet potato and cassava develop true storage roots. (en)

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