Is Strip Cropping an Effective Way for Maize Biofortyfication?

Table 4

Effect of cropping method and row position in the strip on macronutrients content in maize grain (g·kg⁻¹ d.m.).

Nutrients	Years	Strip cropping				Sole cropping
		Row in the strip			Mean for strip
		Next to barley	Inner	Next to bean
Nitrogen	2008	17.82b	17.06a	18.77c	17.98B	17.03A
	2009	18.56a	18.41a	20.21b	19.76B	18.65A
	2010	18.46b	18.02a	19.94c	18.91B	18.26A
	Mean	18.28b	17.83a	19.64c	18.88B	17.98A
Phosphorus	2008	3.96b	3.29a	4.19c	3.86B	3.15A
	2009	3.25b	2.97a	3.72c	3.46B	2.63A
	2010	4.10b	3.76a	4.36c	4.10B	3.25A
	Mean	3.77b	3.34a	4.09c	3.81B	3.01A
Potassium	2008	6.93b	6.51a	7.48c	7.03A	6.57A
	2009	7.24a	6.95a	7.72b	7.57A	7.09A
	2010	7.37a	7.09a	7.93b	7.51A	7.28A
	Mean	7.18a	6.85a	7.71b	7.37A	6.98A
Magnesium	2008	1.79a	1.87a	2.13b	1.94B	1.52A
	2009	1.93a	2.05a	2.27b	2.17B	1.83A
	2010	1.92a	1.96a	2.35b	2.10B	1.75A
	Mean	1.88a	1.96a	2.25b	2.07B	1.70A
Calcium	2008	0.84a	1.03b	1.21c	1.04B	0.53A
	2009	0.91a	1.14b	1.44c	1.23B	0.69A
	2010	0.95a	1.19b	1.46c	1.22B	0.65A
	Mean	0.90a	1.12b	1.37c	1.16B	0.62A

Values with different letters in line differ significantly (); capital letters: cropping method; small letters: row position in the strip.