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