The Growth and Physiological Characteristics of the Endangered CAM Plant, Nadopungnan (Sedirea japonica), under Drought and Climate Change Scenarios
, Jung Eun Hwang 2,†, Jiae An 2, Pyoung Beom Kim 3, Hyeong Bin Park 2, Hwan Joon Park 2, Seongjun Kim 2, Chang Woo Lee 2, Byoung Doo Lee 2, Nam Young Kim 2 and Kyeong Cheol Lee 1,*Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
1. Line 20: what exactly are these four treatments?
2. Line 30: does the summary mean no worry about droughts?
3. Lines 43-44: what do 2.6 and 8.5 mean?
4. Lines 35-66: these three paragraphs are simply telling what is known. I prefer introducing questions that need to be answered. Please re-organize the structure of the introduction.
5. Lines 197-215: it seems to me that the section 3.2 belongs methods.
6. Line 303: typo
7. Discussion: please use sub-sections to organize the discussion.
Overall, the manuscript needs to be shortened by re-organizing the structure and making the text concise.
Author Response
Reviewer: 1
Line 20: what exactly are these four treatments?
Answer: Line 19-20 We have modified the sentence according to your comment.
Line 30: does the summary mean no worry about droughts?
Answer: We have modified these sentences according to your comment.
Lines 43-44: what do 2.6 and 8.5 mean?
Answer: Line 42-43 We have modified the sentence according to your comment.
Lines 35-66: these three paragraphs are simply telling what is known. I prefer introducing questions that need to be answered. Please re-organize the structure of the introduction.
Answer: The format of the introduction was not dramatically revised as a consequence of discussion among the authors to explain the logical plausibility (Issues with climate change >> CAM plant and climate change >> Characteristics of the CAM plants) of the background and purpose mentioned in the Introduction, and the content was re-adjusted as simply as possible.
Lines 197-215: it seems to me that the section 3.2 belongs methods.
Answer: Line 128-137 : The growth condition has been re-arranged to the Method section according to your comment
Line 303: typo
Answer: Typo mentioned has been revised
Discussion: please use sub-sections to organize the discussion.
Answer: We have organized the discussion by using sub-sections as you commented.
Overall, the manuscript needs to be shortened by re-organizing the structure and making the text concise.
We have tried to re-organize and shorten the structure of our manuscript.
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Reviewer 2 Report
This is a nice study on a endangered CAM species that is valuable to ecosystem restoration in certain region. The authors used a controlled growth chambers to manupulate the soil and atomospheric conditions and applied drought treatment to the seedlings of the targeted species, and measured their growth and physiological responses. Overall, I think the experiment is designed and well done, and the results are reliable. I have only minor comments on the presentation:
(1) the title can be shortened: increased VPD is also a drought, and thus increased VPD can be deleted. In addition, RCP 8.5 seems also not necessary in the title. On the other hand, the species is a CAM plant worthing mention in the title.
(2) "Soil fruit daylight system" seems a strange phrase to me. The author should define it somewhere in the method section.
(3) the English needs improvement.
Author Response
Reviewer: 2
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
This is a nice study on a endangered CAM species that is valuable to ecosystem restoration in certain region. The authors used a controlled growth chambers to manupulate the soil and atomospheric conditions and applied drought treatment to the seedlings of the targeted species, and measured their growth and physiological responses. Overall, I think the experiment is designed and well done, and the results are reliable. I have only minor comments on the presentation:
The title can be shortened: increased VPD is also a drought, and thus increased VPD can be deleted. In addition, RCP 8.5 seems also not necessary in the title. On the other hand, the species is a CAM plant worthing mention in the title.
Answer: We have shortened the title as your comment.
(2) "Soil fruit daylight system" seems a strange phrase to me. The author should define it somewhere in the method section
Answer: Line 98-99 We have defined the SFDS chamber in the Materials and Methods.
(3) the English needs improvement.
Answer: The manuscript has been reviewed by the English native speaker
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