Effect of the maize–soybean intercropping system on the potential bioavailability of magnesium, iron and zinc
Vesna Dragicevic A D , Snezana Oljaca B , Milovan Stojiljkovic C , Milena Simic A , Zeljko Dolijanovic B and Natalija Kravic A
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A Maize Research Institute ‘Zemun Polje’, Slobodana Bajica 1, 11185 Zemun Polje, Serbia.
B Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Zemun-Belgrade, Serbia.
C Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, PO Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia.
D Corresponding author. Email: vdragicevic@mrizp.rs
Crop and Pasture Science 66(11) 1118-1127 https://doi.org/10.1071/CP14211
Submitted: 28 July 2014 Accepted: 27 January 2015 Published: 14 August 2015
Abstract
This study concerned the effect of different intercropping systems (alternating rows and alternating strips) of maize and soybean compared with single cropping, in combination with different fertilisers (biofertiliser, organic fertiliser, and urea) on the potential availability of magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) from grain, through their ratio with phytate (as inhibitor) and β-carotene (as promoter). The higher grain yield and land equivalent ratio obtained under alternating rows + biofertiliser treatment demonstrated the improved ability of crops in close proximity for better utilisation of existing agro-ecological conditions. Alternating rows + organic fertiliser decreased the molar ratios phytate : β-carotene, phytate : Fe, phytate : Mg and phytate : Zn, indicating increased availability of the mineral elements in both crops. However, alternating strips + organic fertiliser contributed mostly to an increase in β-carotene, Mg, Fe and Zn concentrations in soybean. Increased grain yield of both crops was followed by decrease in β-carotene and increase in phytate, particularly in maize. In soybean, β-carotene could be considered as the main contributor to Fe availability. Accordingly, cropping in alternating rows or strips, combined with biofertilisers, could serve as fortification measures for improved nutritional quality of maize and soybean grain, without grain yield losses.
Additional keywords: bioavailability, deficiency, intercropping, phytate, β-carotene, mineral uptake.
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