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Ectomycorrhiza vs. Endomycorrhiza — What's the Difference?

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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