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In which among the following plants the modified stem initially grows horizontally in the soil and eventually grows obliquely in upward direction to become aerial?

a
Strawberry
b
Jasmine
c
Eichhornia
d
Pineapple

detailed solution

Correct option is D

Pineapple has suckers which initially grow horizontally in the soil and later become aerial due to oblique apogeotropic growth. Jasmine has stolons. Strawberry has runners. Eichhornia has offsets.

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