The Mysteries of the White Truffle: Its Biology, Ecology and Cultivation
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Dear author,
Comments are given in the attached file.
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Author Response
Dear reviewer
You have reason, there are several reviews on T. magnatum. However, most of them (like the reviews that you suggested) are not recent. Several progress were done in truffle biology and ecology in recent years. Our manuscript is different from the other recent reviews on T. magnatum (which are all cited in our Entry) because the other reviews are focalized only on some aspects of this species like aromas, microbiome or ecology.
For this reason we think that our entry is new and that could be interesting.
All the figures are of the Authors. However we substitute the fig, 1 e and fig. 1b that were adapted from previous published figures.
Kind regards
Reviewer 2 Report
Such article-review, in my opinion, is in great demand in mycology, as they contain concentrated information on individual groups and species of fungi. Collecting such an extensive bibliography, reading and analyzing publications, and then preparing an analytical review - all this requires a lot of time and the highest level of professional training. In our case, the object of analysis is the Italian white truffle - the fungus not only with interesting biology and ecology, but also of great economic importance. Acquaintance with the work leaves the most favorable impression: 1) it is well structured and each section contains brief but complete information; 2) there are not many illustrations, but those that are quite relevant and informative; 3) the text of the article is written in a good language and is easy to read, and, as I think, it will be well received not only by mycologists, but also by people interested in mushrooms and their economic use.
Author Response
Dear reviewer
thank you for your positive comments. We really hope that our entry will be published.
Kind regard
The Authors
Reviewer 3 Report
The text should be corrected for typing errors. The manuscript merits to be published without further changes.
Author Response
Dear Reviewer
Thank you for your positive comment. As you suggested the English was revised for typos as you can see in the two uploaded last versions of manuscript (one ready for publication called "cleaned" and one with tracked changes called "SG Corrections" )
Kind regards
the Authors
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
The self-citations are sorted out
Author Response
Dear Reviewer
Thank you. However the Journal Editor asked us to delete other self-citations. So we eliminated other seven self-citations (ex numbers 2, 10, 23, 57, 58, 74, 106) (in total 10 with the previous eliminated citations).
King regards
Alessandra
Reviewer 3 Report
I have sent my remarks before and see no reason to modify. Paper is excellent and outstanding in this particular field of mycological research.
Author Response
Thank you again!!!!!
Kind regardsd
Round 3
Reviewer 1 Report
The manuscript is publishable now
