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].