Unlike you and me, potatoes can’t see a thing though they have eyes. The eyes are actually buds from which new plants grow. (Kids Level: 8 to 10)
The part of the potato that we eat is really the stem. When a stem grows above the ground, the buds grow into side branches. The bud found on the underground stem of a potato can grow into new plants.
While sowing, the farmer cuts a potato into many pieces, each with an eye, and plants it in the ground. Soon each eye sprouts into a new plant which gives us many more potatoes.
The part of the potato that we eat is really the stem. When a stem grows above the ground, the buds grow into side branches. The bud found on the underground stem of a potato can grow into new plants.
While sowing, the farmer cuts a potato into many pieces, each with an eye, and plants it in the ground. Soon each eye sprouts into a new plant which gives us many more potatoes.
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