Comparative Analysis of Primary Photosynthetic Reactions Assessed by OJIP Kinetics in Three Brassica Crops after Drought and Recovery
, Selma Mlinarić 1,*,†, Iva Pavlović 2,3, Hrvoje Lepeduš 4,5 and Branka Salopek-Sondi 3
Arturo Alfonso Fernández Jaramillo
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
In general terms, the article is clear and well-supported. However, n=7 is very low. You should select a couple of references to support that the experimental design is enough.
What was the frequency of taking measurements with the PEA system?
I know that could be difficult, but it could be interesting if you have a figure of your experimental setup.
In plant material, the authors mentioned the re-watering process using the percent of RWC, but it could be interesting to know the time to reach those percent.
Figure 2 is repeated.
It is necessary to explain the DRI better because it needs to be clarified. Even use references if the index is previously used.
The figure captions are too long. Please, consider that some figure descriptions could be in the text.
Author Response
Manuscript ID: applsci-2219342
Title: Comparative analysis of primary photosynthetic reactions assessed by OJIP kinetics in three Brassica crops after drought and recovery.
Authors: Jasenka Antunović Dunić, Selma Mlinarić, Iva Pavlović, Hrvoje Lepeduš, Branka Salopek-Sondi
Responses to Reviewer 1
We are grateful for the time and effort in reading the manuscript. We have carefully read the comments and suggestions. Considering all the proposed changes, we made corrections to our manuscript and answered on Reviewer's questions. The added parts are highlighted in red. We hope that the Reviewer is satisfied with our corrections and hope that she/he will recommend our revised manuscript for publication in the Applied sciences, Special issue.
Please, find the list of all changes made attached in the word document.
Kind regards
Selma Mlinarić
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Reviewer 2 Report
The authors presented a descriptive and comparative study on the primary photosynthetic reactions under drought conditions conducted on selected cabbage varieties. The work is original and the manuscript is very well-written and the results are presented clearly. The conclusions are in line with the results presented. My minor editorial comments to consider to improve the scientific soundness.
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Line 126: Please clarify what kind of soil.
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Author Response
Manuscript ID: applsci-2219342
Title: Comparative analysis of primary photosynthetic reactions assessed by OJIP kinetics in three Brassica crops after drought and recovery.
Authors: Jasenka Antunović Dunić, Selma Mlinarić, Iva Pavlović, Hrvoje Lepeduš, Branka Salopek-Sondi
Responses to Reviewer 2
We are grateful for the time and effort in reading the manuscript. We have carefully read the comments and suggestions. Considering all the proposed changes, we made corrections to our manuscript and answered on Reviewer's questions. The added parts are highlighted in red. We hope that the Reviewer is satisfied with our corrections and hope that she/he will recommend our revised manuscript for publication in the Applied sciences, Special issue.
Please, find the list of all changes made attached in the word document.
Kind regards
Selma Mlinarić
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
I appreciate the authors' attention to the corrections. They were quite clear and concise.
