Question

What is the difference between ectomycorrhiza and endomycorrhiza?

Answer 1

Basis of Difference	Ectomycorrhiza	Endomycorrhiza
Position of fungus	Forms a sheath around the root.	Penetrates the root tissue and may enter cortical cells.
External growth	Fungal growth is visible around the root as a sheath.	A sheath is generally not visible outside the root.
Hyphae	Hyphae extend through the soil from the root sheath.	Hyphae grow within root tissues and may form vesicles or arbuscules.
Common examples	Often associated with forest trees such as pine and oak.	Common in many herbaceous plants; vesicular-arbuscular forms are called VAM.