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Question
Write the similarities and differences between Radical buds and foliar buds.
Solution
| Radical buds | Foliar buds | |
| Similarity | It is type of Adventitious bud | It is type of Adventitious bud |
| Difference | Radical buds develop from roots. E.g.: Sweet potato | Foliar buds develop from leaf notches. E.g.: Bryophyllum |
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