When wepeel the skin of a potato tuber, we remove

Options

A. Periderm
B. Epidermis
C. Cuticle
D. Sapwood

Answer

A

Explanation

Periderm is a tissue of secondary origin that replaces damaged epidermis. It can be found in underground plant organs. In potato a model for periderm studies periderm replaces the epidermis early in tuber development and suberized phellem constitute tuber’s skin thus when we peel off a potato tuber we wild remove periderm.