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This study evaluated the agronomic efficiency of co-inoculation via seed treatment, combined with different phosphate fertilizer doses, in the morphophysiological and productive performance of corn and soybean under distinct edaphoclimatic conditions. Eight trials (four per crop) were conducted during the 2023\/2024 season in a randomized block design with eight treatments and four replications. In soybean, co-inoculation increased leaf phosphorus content, grain mass, number of pods per plant, thousand-grain weight, and yield, even with a 25% reduction in phosphate fertilization. In corn, it improved shoot and root biomass, grains per row, thousand-grain weight, and productivity. These results suggest that co-inoculation may contribute to phosphate fertilization management, although direct comparisons across fertilization levels indicate that its effect depends on crop, variables, and the environment. 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