Sweet potato belongs to the root or tuber
Sweet potato belongs to the root, not tuber, generally speaking, the shape of the root varies a lot, known as the potato shape, sweet potato is a tuber, and the expansion time of the root and the development of varieties of characteristics related to.
Tubers are the asexual reproduction organ of sweet potato, its leaves are usually broad and round, the underground tuber top end is bigger, it is ovoid shaped, the stem is left rotated, the base has thorns, while the outer skin is yellowish very smooth.
Sweet potatoes eat roots or stems
Sweet potatoes are mainly eaten roots, people eat the part is the tuber, its body substances can help people effectively protect the human skin, which is to slow down the aging of a certain role, in addition to sweet potatoes have the effect of protecting the heart.
Sweet potato root system
Sweet potato belongs to the food crops, also belongs to the root crops, it is also edible twining herbaceous vine plants, sweet potato root length varies, usually white.
Sweet potato has many branches, the apex has a lot of root hairs, which is a main organ of the sweet potato to absorb water and nutrients from the soil.
Pictures of what a sweet potato looks like