Research Article

Is Strip Cropping an Effective Way for Maize Biofortyfication?

Table 6

The amount of nutrients supplied by maize silage at a dose of 16 kg·d.m. (in g) and the percentage of covering the cow’s demand for these elements.

ElementDaily demand1Sole croppingStrip cropping
(g)(%)(g)(%)

P5741.873.535.862.9
Mg2812.946.314.953.1
Ca10536.234.544.642.5

1For a cow weighing 600 kg and producing approx. 20 kg of milk [37].