Difference between Fibres and Sclerids | Plants

The upcoming discussion will update you about the differences between Fibres and Sclerids.

Difference # Fibre:

1. It is elongated and narrow like a thread.

2. End walls are tapering.

3. Fibres generally occur in bundles.

4. Usually un-branched.

5. Pits narrow and un-branched.

6. Pits are oblique.

7. Fibres are formed directly from derivatives of meristematic cells

8. Fibres provide mechanical strength.

Difference # Sclereid:

1. It is usually broad.

2. End walls are blunt in un-branched sciereids.

3. Sciereids occur singly or in loose groups.

4. May be branched.

5. Pits deep and commonly branched.

6. Pits are straight.

7. Sciereids arise by secondary thickening of parenchyma cells

8. Sciereids provide stiffness only.