The maximum eigen value of 2.14 for factor 3 during NE monsoon may be attributed to the nutrients associated with strong positive loadings of DO and BOD (0.82 and 0.87), suggesting the dilution of organic loads due to the impact of precipitation.
This could be attributed to the higher nutrient contents in both FSC medium and CT-1 solution.
This can be attributed to the higher nutrient content of the reclaimed water (i.e., see nitrogen and sulfate in Table 2), and possibly due to the higher water salinity of the fresh water (i.e., 1.29 dS/m compared with 1.11 ds/m for reclaimed water).
Thus, changes in gene expression levels can solely be attributed to the different nutrient limitations and the oxygen regime.
This fruiting behaviour may be attributed to the typically nutrient-poor xeric Mediterranean environment in combination with a lack of tree canopy.
A large portion of this nutrient increase can be attributed to the allochthonous fluvial nutrient inputs from agricultural and urban areas in the catchment (Gikuma-Njuru, 2008; Hecky et al., 2010).
This could be attributed to the relatively higher nutrient contents in the compost compared to RHB as discussed above.
Substantial growth, on the other hand, was observed in the MX samples (Fig. 2a) which may be attributed to the abundance of nutrient salts present.
The highest organic carbon and K after the harvest could be attributed to the relatively higher nutrient concentration in the compost supplemented with Jatropha cake.
These differences could be attributed to the type of nutrient the bacteria were able to use for metabolism.
