Besides the direct nutritional effect of mineralization of organic matter or by biological nitrogen fixation activity, the humic substances and endophytic diazotrophic bacteria can directly influence plant metabolism, modifying plant growth and development patterns. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the combined use of humic acid (HA) and Herbaspirillum seropedicae, an endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria, on the root growth of seed pieces – heat-treated or not – of the sugarcane variety RB 72 454. After hot […]