Maize plant expresses SWEET transporters differently when interacting with and , two fungi with different lifestyles.

Most Trichoderma species are beneficial fungi that promote plant growth and resistance, while Fusarium genera cause several crop damages. During the plant-fungi interaction there is a competition for sugars in both lifestyles. Here we analyzed the plant growth promotion and biocontrol activity of against and the effect of both fungi on the expression of the maize diffusional sugar transporters, the SWEETs.