Is Strip Cropping an Effective Way for Maize Biofortyfication?
Table 5
The amount of nutrients supplied by maize grain at different levels of human consumption (in g) and the percentage coverage of the demand for these nutrients.
Element
RDA (g)1
Maize consumption (g person−1 day−1)2
52
328
Sole cropping
Strip cropping
Sole cropping
Strip cropping
(g)
(%)
(g)
(%)
(g)
(%)
(g)
(%)
P
0.74–0.79
0.15
19.5
0.19
25.7
0.99
128.6
1.25
162.3
Mg
0.28–0.33
0.09
31.0
0.10
34.5
0.56
193.1
0.68
234.5
Ca
1.0–1.03
0.03
3.00
0.06
6.00
0.20
20.0
0.38
38.0
1Recommended daily allowance for adult people according to WHO [36]. 2The lowest and highest consumption of maize in countries where it is a staple food [34, 35].