Table 2.

Factor loads matrix of studied variables for Heterokontophyta/Ochrophyta

Variable	PC 1	PC 2	PC 3
Light Intensity, µmol photons m− 2 s− 1	0.43	0.58	0.49
Cultivation Time, day	0.54	-0.48	-0.46
Lipid Content, % DW	0.76	0.36	-0.42
Lipid Productivity, mg L− 1 day− 1	0.72	0.61	-0.19
Total Nitrogen, as NO3-N g L− 1	0.64	-0.18	0.36
Total Phosphorus, as PO4-P g L− 1	-0.73	0.34	-0.33
N:P	0.58	-0.69	0.08
Total variance, %	41.14	24.82	14.45