Bulb and corm are the underground stem modifications in
which stems are seen below the surface of the soil and are modified to store
the food.
Bulb vs Corm
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The stem is a condensed,
discoid structure.
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The stem is a cylindrical,
vertically growing structure.
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Adventitious roots develop from
the ventral side of the stem.
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Adventitious roots develop
all over the stem.
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Contractile roots are absent.
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Contractile roots are
present.
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Terminal bud is small.
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Terminal bud is large.
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Food is stored in the leaf
bases.
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Food is stored in the stem.
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Example of Bulb: Onion(Allium cepa)
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Example of Corm: Gladious,
Colocasia Amorphophallus
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