Sugar for my honey: Carbohydrate partitioning in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis

The focus of this contribution will be on the question how the fungal carbohydrate support is enabled by the host plant in ectomycorrhizas, its physiological consequences for both partners, and the questions of how carbohydrate drain might be controlled by the plant partner to ensure a reciprocal relationship and to avoid fungal parasitism.