Variance component Degrees of freedom

O 3

S 5

O × S 15

Biomass accumulation (g fresh wt /l)

948.794^*

478.055^*

122.683^*

Total protein content (mg/g fresh wt)

33.030^*

4.074^*

1.792^*

Total chlorophyll content (mg/g fresh wt)

13911.375^*

4252.473^*

1262.569^*

phenol content (TPC) (µg/g fresh wt)

5.405^*

9316260.886^*

9188428.068^*

Total flavonoids (µg/g fresh wt)

6.094^*

560624.212^*

187525.491^*