The upcoming discussion will update you about the differences between Respiratory Roots and Assimilatory Roots.
Difference # Respiratory Roots:
1. They are found in plants growing in marshy places.
2. Respiratory roots are non-green and non-photosynthetic.
3. The roots are negatively geotropic.
4. Respiratory roots have a covering of cork.
5. They possess lenticels for gaseous exchange.
6. Respiratory roots are branches of tap root system.
Example: Sonneratia.
Difference # Assimilatory Roots:
1. The roots are found in plants belonging to diverse habits— aquatic, terrestrial and epiphytic.
2. Assimilatory roots are green and photosynthetic.
3. They are commonly Diageo tropic or plagiogeotropic.
4. Cork covering is absent.
5. Gaseous exchange usually occurs through the general surface.
6. Assimilatory roots are usually adventitious roots.
Examples: Tinospora, Trapa.