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. 2019 Dec 24;9(1):31. doi: 10.3390/plants9010031

Table 1.

Specific growth rates (μexp) in the exponential growth phase (in d−1) and biomass (Pb), lipid (Pl), and protein (Pp) productivities (in g L−1 d−1) of C. vulgaris cultivated during June and September in the greenhouse at 100%, 50% and 25% of solar irradiance.

Growth Rate (in d−1) and Productivity (in g L−1 d−1) Solar Irradiance
100% 50% 25%
June
μexp 0.329 ± 0.030 a 0.252 ± 0.022 b 0.181 ± 0.020 c
Pb 0.022 ± 0.001 a 0.015 ± 0.002 b 0.011 ± 0.000 c
Pl 0.006 ± 0.000 a 0.003 ± 0.000 b 0.002 ± 0.000 c
Pp 0.005 ± 0.000 a 0.004 ± 0.000 b 0.003 ± 0.000 c
September
μexp 0.293 ± 0.033 a 0.221 ± 0.022 b 0.169 ± 0.020 c
Pb 0.018 ± 0.001 a 0.014 ± 0.001 b 0.010 ± 0.001 c
Pl 0.004 ± 0.000 a 0.003 ± 0.000 b 0.002 ± 0.000 c
Pp 0.005 ± 0.000 a 0.004 ± 0.000 b 0.003 ± 0.000 c

Values represent averages ± std. deviation (n = 3). Values in the same row followed by different superscript indicate statistically significant difference (p < 0.05).