Research on Cultivated Land Quality Restriction Factors Based on Cultivated Land Quality Level Evaluation

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The authors conducted a research on cultivated land quality restriction factors based on cultivated land quality level evaluation

the purpose of this study is based on  the results of cultivated land quality evaluation, they diagnosed and excavated the dominant  restriction factors of cultivated land quality through the cultivated land quality restriction index model, and determined the cultivated land quality improvement measures in a targeted manner based on the cultivated land quality and restriction factors, in order to provide reference for cultivated land quality construction and management by taking the East Anhui as the study area

the topic is interesting but there are a few notices need more care from authors. I see that I can recommend acceptance of this paper after minor revision 

the introduction is insufficient it's too short and miss a lot of information in addition to the references is too old I did a search and I found related recent  papers which the authors could cite in 2023  and 2020.

L 39 changes "in" cultivated

L 55 "that" refer

L 61 Winter cold and "rainy"

authors should follow the journal's format 

The discussion section should be improved

the results section is well written and gave sufficient information conclusion consistent with the evidence and presented arguments

Figure A1 The colors are overlapping and I can't distinguish them. It needs to be improved

Figure A3  needs to be improved as well

Regards

 

 

 

Author Response

Thank you very much for your constructive comments on our manuscript. We have carefully considered the suggestion of reviewer and make some changes. We have tried our best to improve and made some changes in the manuscript .The main corrections in the paper and responds to the reviewer’s comments are as following.Please see the attachment.

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Reviewer 2 Report

Abstract:

As known;

1.       A good research article abstract should provide a concise summary of your study, highlighting the key findings and their implications. Here are some tips to help you write a good abstract:

2.       Start with a clear statement of the research question or objective. This will help readers understand the purpose of your study.

3.       Provide a brief overview of the methodology you used. This should include information on the participants, materials, and procedures used in your study.

4.       Summarize the main findings of your study. Be sure to highlight the most important results, as well as any statistical analyses that support them.

5.       Discuss the implications of your findings. This might include a brief discussion of how your results contribute to the existing literature, as well as any practical applications of your research.

6.       Conclude with a statement about the broader significance of your study. This might include a call for further research or a discussion of how your findings might impact policy or practice.

7.       It is important to keep in mind that an abstract should be concise and to-the-point, typically no more than the number of words which journal limits. Be sure to avoid unnecessary details or jargon, and focus on communicating your key findings in a clear and accessible way.

So, would you please take the information above into consideration and re-write your abstract.

You should also create two subsection to Express your problem definition and the aim of the study.

Literature is so narrow, focus on mostly Chineese literature, must be enriched.

Discussion section is good.

Let me understand how could you define weighs in table A1? Maybe you should use of the article from web of science (Revealing the solar energy potential by integration of GIS and AHP in order to compare decisions of the land use on the environmental plans)

Would you mention about how did you create your map in fig A1 and generalize it by just only using on 1266 sampling points? How did you do it the same in map in fig A2?

Author Response

We would like to thank you for your careful reading, helpful comments, and constructive suggestions, which has significantly improved the presentation of our manuscript.We have carefully considered all comments from the reviewers and revised our manuscript accordingly. In the following section, we summarize our responses to each comment from the reviewers.

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Reviewer 3 Report

This paper analyzes the distribution characteristics of cultivated land quality grades in East Anhui, China. It introduces the restriction index model to diagnose the restriction factors affecting the improvement of cultivated land quality grades. The authors quantitatively analyze the regional cultivated land quality improvement restriction factors and identify rice and wheat as the main crops planted in East Anhui. The research question is relevant, however, there are a few areas where I believe the manuscript could be improved.

1. While the authors have provided a brief overview of the existing literature on cultivated land quality, it would be beneficial to discuss recent studies and research in similar areas for comparison purposes in the Discussion section.

 

2. The tables and figures are not in the main body of the text, and readers may have to flip back and forth between the main text and the appendix to understand the information.

 

3. The authors mentioned that this study lacks the application research of the restrictive index model, and combines the restrictive index model with the measures to improve the quality of cultivated land. This part needs further explanation. It would also be helpful if the authors could provide more context on how the combines will help identify more universal limiting factor indicators

Author Response

We are grateful to you for reviewing the paper so carefully. There is no doubt that these comments are valuable and very helpful for revising and improving our manuscript. We have considered the suggestions of  reviewer, and make some changes.

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Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

it is ok

Reviewer 3 Report

I have reviewed the revised manuscript, and I am pleased to see that the authors have addressed the concerns that I had previously raised. As such, I am happy to recommend this manuscript for publication