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Potato tubers make glucose by degrading sucrose (cane sugar). Sucrose is the end-product of photosynthesis and is transported from the leaves through the phloem to the tuber.
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Last year the farmer harvest 189 potatoes from 9 potato plants if the farmer plants 14 potato plants this year how many potatoes can he expect to harvest?
Harvesting 189 potatoes from 9 plants means that each plant gives 189/9 or 21 potatoes. Therefore, 14 plants should give us 14 x 21 or 294 potatoes.
What kind of potato plants have white flowers?
Most potato plants have white flowers. Sweet potatoes are the only potato plants without white flowers. (they have no flowers)
What plants have tubers?
Daylilies, potatoes, sweet potatoes, radishes, turnips, and carrots have tuberous roots.
What happens to potato plants grown in cups and what are some suggestions?
make mash potatoes When potato plants are grown in cups there will not be proper tuberization. Potatoes should be planted on raised soil beds for better crop returns.
Do the potato and onion plants store carbohydrates in different forms?
Yes.. Onions store carbohydrates as glucose(monosaccharide), fructose(monosaccharide), and sucrose(disaccharide), while potatoes store carbohydrates as starch(a polysaccharide chain of multiple glucose molecules).Hope this helps. :-)
How do you say potato in plural form?
The plural form of the word potato is potatoes.
What can potatoes make?
Here are some of the things that are cooked with potato: baked potato mashed potato vichyssoise potato salad potato fries potato chips New potatoes roast potatoes sweet potatoes
How do you produce more potatoes from one that you already had?
When your potato is covered with eyes, then you cut the potato into chunks and plant them. The eyes are the beginning of new plants.
How do you spell potateoes?
The word meaning "a tuberous vegetable" is spelt potato.
What is the function of a potato?
The natural function of a potato is to produce more potato plants. We take the potato and bake, fry, and mash them to eat. Children are even taught to use potatoes to print pictures!
Why do potato plants have flowers?
If they could only propagate vegetatively (via generation of small potatoes) then they would not have any variation and are at risk of dying out due to disease etc. Most plants flower to produce further generations, many of which will have variations which may (or may not) have genetic improvements, which will improve chances of survival - evolution in action. Seeds are also more easily dispersed further away from the parent allowing the plant to spread.
Does potato chips have starch?
Potato chips are made from potatoes, which is a very starchy food. Starch is made up of glucose. In this sense, potato chips should indeed have small amount of glucose present.
