Soil and plant beneficial microbes capitalize plant nutrition through successful colonization in roots rhizosphere which could sustainably increase cereal production. Zinc (Zn) is intensively reported a deficient nutrient for maize and wheat production in Brazilian Cerrado, which could be sustainably managed by beneficial microorganisms and their symbiotic association with other microorganisms like arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and dark septate endophytes (DSE). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Azospirillum brasilense inoculation and residual Zn rates on root colonization and grain yield of maize and wheat in succession under Brazilian Cerrado conditions. These experiments were conducted in a randomized block design with four replications and arranged in a 5x2 factorial scheme. The treatments were consisted of five Zn rates (0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 kg ha-1) applied from zinc sulfate in maize and residual on wheat, and without and with seed inoculation of A. brasilense. Both crops were evaluated for root colonization of AMF and DSE, number of spores of AMF, quantification of CO2-C and grain yield. Colonization by AMF and DSE were significantly increased with interaction of Zn rates and inoculation treatments. The inoculation of A. brasilense favored root AMF and DSE colonization while increasing Zn rates by 4 kg ha-1 for maize and while 2 and 4 kg ha-1 Zn in residual for wheat reduced these colonizations. The inoculation did not influence spore production and CO2-C in both crops while maize-wheat yield were increased with Zn rates up to 4 kg ha-1 in edaphoclimatic condition of Brazilian Cerrado.