Table 1 Conditions of the different Tisochrysis lutea cultures performed in this study.

From: Sustained xanthophyll pigments-related photoprotective NPQ is involved in photoinhibition in the haptophyte Tisochrysis lutea

Growth conditions

Culture mode

Irradiance (µmol photons m−2 s−1)

Growth rate (d−1)

Fv/Fm1 min

Fv/Fm15 min

rETRm

NPQdm d

LL

Semi-continuous

40

0.92 ± 0.02

0.64 ± 0.00

0.66 ± 0.00

242.18 ± 3.67

0.21 ± 0.02

ML

Semi-continuous

300

1.16 ± 0.06

0.55 ± 0.00

0.60 ± 0.01

324.98 ± 19.35

0.30 ± 0.01

HL

Semi-continuous

530

1.39 ± 0.05

0.33 ± 0.01

0.42 ± 0.00

288.82 ± 8.05

0.17 ± 0.06

N starved

Batch

530

0

0.23 ± 0.01

0.35 ± 0.02

NA

NA

B12 starved

Batch

530

0

0.23 ± 0.01

0.42 ± 0.01

214.33 ± 15.36

0.72 ± 0.18

P starved

Batch

530

0

0.24 ± 0.04

0.37 ± 0.02

165.24 ± 8.17

0.50 ± 0.23

N replete, L:D illumination

Semi-continuous

Daily mean : 125

Max : 450

0.77 ± 0.04

*

*

*

*

N starved, L:D illumination

Batch

Daily mean : 125

Max : 450

0

*

*

*

*

  1. *Fv/Fm (15 and 1 min), rETRm and NPQd show diel variations (see text and Fig. 3).
  2. LL: Low Light; ML: Medium Light; HL: High Light, Fv/Fm1min and Fv/Fm15min: apparent maximum quantum yield of PSII after 1 min and after 15 min respectively; rETRm: relative electron transport rates; NPQdm: maximum dynamic Non Photochemical Quenching (see “Methods” section).