“…Studies have proven the benefits of inoculating diazotrophic bacterial strains for the development of maize (Breda, Alves, & Reis, 2016), wheat (Mumbach et al, 2017), rice (Beutler et al, 2012) and sugarcane (Donato, Andrade, Souza, França, & Maciel, 2004). In addition to BNF, these bacteria perform other processes, e.g., production of siderophores (Fedrizzi, 2006), solubilization of phosphate (Gomes, Oliveira, Silva, & Marriel, 2014) and potassium (Uroz, Dessaux, & Oger, 2009) and production of phytohormones such as indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) (Florentino, Silva, Landgraf, & Souza, 2017a), thus acting as plant growth promoters.…”