Supplemental UV-B Exposure Influences the Biomass and the Content of Bioactive Compounds in Linum usitatissimum L. Sprouts and Microgreens
, Maria Calogera Sciampagna 1, Alessia Mannucci 1, Martina Puccinelli 1, Luciana Gabriella Angelini 1,2, Silvia Tavarini 1,2, Mattia Accorsi 3, Luca Incrocci 1, Annamaria Ranieri 1,2 and Antonella Castagna 1,2Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Though the experiment is simple and the approach has been used in many crops but in Linum it is not much reported. Moreover its nicely presented and excellently discussed. I recommend this paper should be accepted as it is.
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Reviewer 2 Report
To consumers, sprouts and microgreens are different types of vegetables. As a vegetable study, there is no need to compare the similarities and differences between them. If as a plant study, the fact that UV-B exposure must increase the bioactive compounds content and decrease biomass has been studied widely. We should focus more on the underlying mechanism of how UV-B increase the content of bioactive compound in Linum usitatissimum L.Author Response
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Reviewer 3 Report
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Title: Supplemental UV-B exposure influences the biomass and the content of bioactive compounds in Linum usitatissimum L. sprouts and microgreens.
The subject of LED light and UV-B irradiation to nutrients for sprouts and microgreens is very popular and well described. In the Introduction section, Authors should better describe the innovative aspect of this article, especially in the context of the almost identical subject article published in January 2022 in the same journal by the same authors.
In Introduction there is no specific purpose of the work.
The conclusions could be more detailed.
I recommend minor revision this manuscript.
Detailed comments:
Paragraph 76- 78 It is not true that the content of fatty acids in flaxseeds is balanced, in several varieties, but certainly not in all of them. Please correct.
Paragraph 182-194 In my opinion, this point is redundant and does not bring any particular innovative knowledge, information that the microspheres, as expected, had a higher fresh biomass content (FW; +194%) than the sprouts is evident without testing.
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Reviewer 4 Report
very well written article and easy to understand. i made some editorial comments and corrections in the attached file
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Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
Further the UV-B-related mechanisms behind such biochemical changes would be investigated and published. I wait for the interesting results.
