Review Reports

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The MS investigate on the potential bioactive control of 167 epiphytic yeasts on C. lunata and H. oryzae pathogenic fungi. The work is well structures and only few modifications are here suggested.

line 51 pleas adde refernces to (10) only insert. Ex. Khunnamwong, P., Lertwattanasakul, N., Jindamorakot, S., Suwannarach, N., Matsui, K., & Limtong, S. (2019). 

line 54 add references Ex. Spadaro, D., & Droby, S. (2016). Trends in Food Science & Technology, 47, 39-49.

lines 59-63: change the sentence, it is false that only a study report the use of yeast as biocontrol agent!!

lines 65-66 delete, already sey before

M&M well done

Results

please explain better the results showed in table 1 (par3.2.1)

Tbs 2 &3 why the authors have not used a positive control?

Author Response

There is no specific comment from you. So I did not have any response.

Sincerely,
Savitree

Reviewer 2 Report

This study presents biocontrol of rice seedling rot disease caused by Curvularia lunata and Helminthosporium oryzae by epiphytic yeasts, revealed that 13 of epiphytic yeasts showed antagonistic activities against fungal pathogens. This manuscript is well organized and written. As the manuscript mentioned, this paper should be useful in practical point of view for control of rice seedling rot diseases in the field.

Author Response

I have response to all comments as shown in the file attached.

Sincerely,
Savitree Limtong

Author Response File: Author Response.docx