If you will forgive me I believe you are generalizing from the particular. It really depends on the species that you are growing in regard to growth rate, and lipid content, and there are a number of other factors that also come into play, that Dimitrev did not factor in.

Since the experiments with which I am familiar come at the issue from a different approach I will have to revisit Dimitrev's work in more detail ( I have it, I just have to find it) to pin down exactly where he made the error.

Incidentally, if this were more than a fictional enterprise, you might recognize the name of one of the corporate vice-presidents.