Research Article
Is Strip Cropping an Effective Way for Maize Biofortyfication?
Table 3
Effect of cropping method and row position in the strip on macronutrients content in the maize biomass harvested for silage (g·kg−1).
| Nutrients | Years | Strip cropping | Sole cropping | Row in the strip | Mean for strip | Next to barley | Inner | Next to bean |
| Nitrogen | 2008 | 10.60a | 13.91c | 12.41b | 12.26A | 13.02B | 2009 | 12.31a | 15.78c | 14.56b | 14.17A | 14.91B | 2010 | 11.50a | 15.07c | 13.95b | 13.38A | 14.19B | Mean | 11.47a | 14.92c | 13.64b | 13.27A | 14.04B |
| Phosphorus | 2008 | 1.95a | 2.35b | 2.38b | 2.23A | 2.65B | 2009 | 1.82a | 2.14b | 2.26c | 2.08A | 2.46B | 2010 | 2.23a | 2.41b | 2.56c | 2.41A | 2.75B | Mean | 2.00a | 2.30b | 2.40b | 2.24A | 2.62B |
| Potassium | 2008 | 7.52b | 8.41c | 7.24a | 7.68A | 9.16B | 2009 | 8.89a | 9.82b | 8.93a | 9.19A | 10.98B | 2010 | 8.49b | 9.67c | 8.13a | 8.67A | 10.64B | Mean | 8.30a | 9.30b | 8.10a | 8.57A | 10.26B |
| Magnesium | 2008 | 0.80a | 1.01b | 1.02b | 0.94B | 0.83A | 2009 | 0.77a | 0.93b | 0.94b | 0.88B | 0.74A | 2010 | 0.83a | 1.06b | 1.04b | 0.96B | 0.86A | Mean | 0.80a | 1.00b | 1.00b | 0.93B | 0.81A |
| Calcium | 2008 | 2.41a | 2.81b | 3.18c | 2.81B | 2.40A | 2009 | 2.34a | 2.73b | 2.83b | 2.64B | 2.03A | 2010 | 2.45a | 2.86b | 3.29c | 2.88A | 2.35A | Mean | 2.40a | 2.80b | 3.10c | 2.79B | 2.26A |
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Values with different letters in line differ significantly ( ); capital letters: cropping method; small letters: row position in the strip. |