Ectomycorrhiza vs. Endomycorrhiza — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ectomycorrhiza and Endomycorrhiza
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Ectomycorrhiza
(ecology) A form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant.
Endomycorrhiza
(ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.
Ectomycorrhiza
An ectomycorrhiza (from Greek ἐκτός ektos, "outside", μύκης mykes, "fungus", and ῥίζα rhiza, "root"; pl. ectomycorrhizas or ectomycorrhizae, abbreviated EcM) is a form of symbiotic relationship that occurs between a fungal symbiont, or mycobiont, and the roots of various plant species.
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