Geothermal water as a nutrient medium source on the biomass productivity and biochemical composition of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) under the greenhouse conditions

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Table 3

Proximate composition of Spirulina cultured in the Schlösser's medium and in the different ratios of geothermal water.

	SM	GW25	GW50	GW75	GW100
Protein (%)	53.15 ± 0.74^a	58.48 ± 1.10^b	52.90 ± 0.54^a	59.08 ± 0.20^b	54.15 ± 0.38^a
Lipid (%)	1.46 ± 0.02^a	1.89 ± 0.04^b	1.68 ± 0.03^ab	1.46 ± 0.09^a	2.80 ± 0.16^c
Ash (%)	9.66 ± 0.58^a	9.82 ± 1.13^a	11.27 ± 0.62^ab	11.74 ± 0.21^ab	13.36 ± 0.30^b

The data was analyzed using one-way ANOVA. Different letters in the same line indicate statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) among the experimental groups.

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