Table 1 Time course study of total lipid production in selected cyanobacteria
S. no. | Cyanobacteria | Total lipid production (% dry weight) after days of incubation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | ||
1. | Oscillatoria sp. (SP8) | 0.36 | 1.21 | 2.17 | 2.64 | 4.85 |
2. | Anabaena sp. (SP12) | 0.38 | 1.58 | 3.17 | 4.63 | 5.31 |
3. | Anabaena sp. (SP13) | 0.14 | 2.54 | 4.00 | 4.75 | 5.34 |
4. | Microcoleus sp. (SP18) | 1.42 | 3.48 | 4.15 | 5.19 | 7.24 |
5. | Nostoc sp. (SP20) | 1.52 | 2.58 | 3.74 | 5.30 | 6.57 |
| Â | CD@5% | 0.554 | 1.552 | 0.382 | 0.241 | 0.321 |