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

Table 4.

Composition (%) of C. vulgaris cultivated at four different ratios (I420–520/I580–680) and at four different light intensities with white and red LED lamps in the closed bioreactor (in μmol photons m−2 s−1).

I420–520/I580–680 Moisture Lipids Proteins Ash Fiber NFE
1.30 8.067 ± 0.252 a 12.680 ± 0.191 d 26.710 ± 0.274 a 12.367 ± 0.451 a 9.267 ± 0.252 a 30.910 ± 0.476 a
0.90 7.800 ± 0.100 a 16.219 ± 0.655 c 25.509 ± 0.141 b 12.267 ± 0.252 a 9.467 ± 0.250 a 28.738 ± 0.725 b
0.60 7.867 ± 0.351 a 18.447 ± 0.436 b 25.249 ± 0.304 b 12.333 ± 0.473 a 9.333 ± 0.255 a 26.771 ± 0.643 b
0.30 8.000 ± 0.100 a 19.984 ± 0.439 a 25.819 ± 0.126 b 12.217 ± 0.225 a 9.433 ± 0.252 a 24.547 ± 0.839 c
Light Intensity
(in μmol Photons m−2 s−1)
520 8.000 ± 0.265 a 22.240 ± 0.305 a 25.741 ± 0.122 a 12.233 ± 0.306 a 9.533 ± 0.208 a 22.252 ± 0.469 d
390 7.700 ± 0.200 a 14.696 ± 0.307 b 25.565 ± 0.415 a 12.250 ± 0.391 a 9.333 ± 0.153 a 30.456 ± 0.643 c
260 7.900 ± 0.100 a 10.948 ± 0.306 c 25.545 ± 0.322 a 12.400 ± 0.400 a 9.300 ± 0.265 a 33.907 ± 0.221 b
130 8.100 ± 0.100 a 7.879 ± 0.288 d 25.100 ± 0.629 a 12.200 ± 0.300 a 9.233 ± 0.252 a 37.487 ± 0.840 a

Values represent averages ± std. deviation (n = 9). Values in the same column followed by different superscript indicate statistically significant difference (p < 0.05).