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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.
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3. Fibres generally occur in bundles.
4. Usually un-branched.
5. Pits narrow and un-branched.
6. Pits are oblique.
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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.
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7. Sciereids arise by secondary thickening of parenchyma cells
8. Sciereids provide stiffness only.
