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tuber

A starchy storage organ (such as a potato) formed by swelling of an underground stem or the distal end of a root.


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could you help me with my prediction on water potential of a potato tuber cell when placed in sugar solutions of different concentrations?

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by xXxBiOlOgY_BaBexXx
Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:23 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Osmosis
Replies: 3
Views: 660

potatoes

This topic could be in Botany :) a potato is a specialized stem also called a tuber in which food has been stored that the new plant will utilize until it makes new leaves.. The "eyes" of the potato are really auxillery buds. The chemicals in the cells ...

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by Linn
Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:02 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: potatoes
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Views: 633

about virus

... it "hitches a ride" in a virus's capside. They cause the most deseases in plants- the cadang-cadang desease of the coconut tree, potato spindle tuber, Crysanthemum stunt desease). The only known viroid to attack humans producec hepathisys D, and it is located in the protein of the hepathisys ...

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by MrMistery
Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:03 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: about virus
Replies: 36
Views: 8763

reply

... find exactly the second because I don't see the leaf. It can be in two family: orchidaceae ( I 've got one in my garden)(this kind of orchid have tuber like anacamptis ). Or papilionaceae if it don't have tuber, you don't need to dig it, because you can see the leaf. I will find the orchid 's ...

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by mothorc
Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:11 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Help Naming These Plants
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