Fertilization Regulates Grape Yield and Quality in by Altering Soil Nutrients and the Microbial Community
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The work is interesting, it deals with the very current topic of fertilizing grapes in the context of the size of the yield quality and soil fertility. Some comments were included in the text of the work. I find the issues raised in the work interesting.
I consider more than 15 years of experiments to assess the interactions between the grape yield and the quality of fertilization, nutrients and microbial communities as very valuable and worth disseminating.
I would also suggest to quote a more recent study.
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Author Response
Response to Reviewer 1 Comments
Point 1: Values in parentheses suggest such an increase. Meanwhile, it is different.
Response 1:Yes, M treatment significantly increased the SOC (18.05%), TN (31.48%), AN (3.91%), DOC (19.06%), and DON (12.03%) ARs than NPM1 treatment SOC , TN, AN , DOC , and DON , ARs.
Point 2: FAO, 2014. World reference base for soil resources 2014 : a framework for international classification, correlation and communication. World Soil Resources Reports.I would suggest to quote a more recent study (2015?).
Response 2:FAO, 2014. World reference base for soil resources 2014 : International soil classification system for naming soils and creating legends for soil maps. World Soil Resources Reports.
Point 3:Olsen, S.R., 1954. Estimation of available phosphorus in soils by extraction with sodium bicarbonate. I would suggest to quote a more recent study.
Response 3:Pansu, M., Gautheyrou, J., 2003. Handbook of soil analysis: mineralogical, organic and inorganic methods. New York, NY: springer-Verlag.Https: //doi.org/10.1017 /S0014479707005042
I updated the references.
Thank you very much for the revision suggestions put forward by the reviewers, so that the quality of this article can be further improved and improved. It is hoped that our re revision can meet the requirements for the publication of the paper.
I wish all teachers in the editorial department good health and smooth work!
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Reviewer 2 Report
The aim of this study is to understand long-term fertilization and its effect on the yield and grapefruit quality. The study has summarised its objectives, experiment techniques and findings fairly. However, it is interesting if they selected an experiment to see how the yield and fruit quality vary without fertilization? The title was selected to provide a clear understanding of the study. However, there are some flaws in the paper and the following are my observations relating to this paper.
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Providing comments would be easier If the line numbers were given. |
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Experimental design |
Bring Table 1 near to the place where it is first cited. In Table 1 CK0 - indicate the reclaimed year? |
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Table 1 heading |
The notations used for synthetic nitrogen (Sy-N), synthetic phosphorus (Sy-P), NPM1 and NPM2 are different from elsewhere in the paper. |
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Sample analysis |
Briefly indicate the experimental methods/standards used for measuring the SOC and total nitrogen (TN) concentrations and all other nutrients – that are used in the cited references. |
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Data analysis |
There are some abbreviations that are not defined before; eg. AMF. Please check. |
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Results |
Bring all Figures and Tables near where it is first cited. |
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Discussion |
A comparison of yield and quality relating to NPM1 and NPM2 has not been discussed here. The effect of NPM2 treatment on soil nutrients and microbial communities? |
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Table 2 |
Check CK0 values for AN, AP, AK, etc. in Table 2 |
Author Response
Dear Reviewer
Please see the attachment.
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Reviewer 3 Report
Fertilization regulates grape yield and quality in an ecologically fragile region by altering soil nutrients and the microbial community
Title is not clear.
Change the title. As a suggestion:
Fertilization regulates grape yield and quality in by altering soil nutrients and the microbial community
In abstract, the final lines it is not clear if the cultivation of grape plants alters fertility in ecologically fragile regions.
Objectives at the end of introduction are not linked to effect of fertilization on an ecologically fragile region
Methodology.
At the end of the section Experimental site: “These data suggested that grape quality could easily be improved in this region” This is a speculation state. I suggest to remove it.
Experimental design.
It is really confusing on the period been analyzed. In the abstract it is mention a long-term experiment (15 years) in methodology this is not indicated clearly. It is only said that the solid was prepared three years before fertilization. Dates are missing.
Also, how to measure the effect of fertilization on the ecosystem is not established on methodology.
In 2016, soil and grape fruits samples were taken for further analysis but it does not say how the relationship with the fragile ecosystem is established.
When does fertilization started? Do the five types of fertilization start at the same time? Dates?
As a general comment for methodology. It gives all the detailed information for the experiment to be repeated. Consider that in this case this is not accomplished.
Results
None tables neither figures, show a clear relationship among the variables with an ecologically fragile región.
References
Most of references are old.
As a general comment: It seems that study is not clearly related to an ecologically fragile region
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Round 2
Reviewer 3 Report
The main concern with the research is that the results are not clearly related to an ecologically fragile region, how, what is the link.
I also suggest to change the title and the comment was not taken into account; authors did not explain why they did not consider the comment.
Author Response
Dear Reviewer
Thank you for your comments.
I have responded a point-by-point response to the your’s comments.
In addition,please see the attachment.
Thanks
Best wishes.
Qianqian Zh
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