Variation in Fatty Acids Concentration in Grasses, Legumes, and Forbs in the Allegheny Plateau
Jerry Volesky
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The study was designed to obtain fatty acid (FA) concentration data in distinct groups of plants found in grasslands in the Appalachian Mountains region (Allegheny Plateau). The FA concentrations were also measured throughout the growing season.
The manuscript is a descriptive study and presents us with an interesting theme, it demonstrates the pattern of FA variation between forage plants and throughout the growing season. Another interesting point is the demonstration of the relationship between the concentration of crude protein and FA.
The attached file contains all the notes of my review. My main concerns are with a clearer and more detailed description of the places where the plant collections were carried out, as well as with the way in which the tables are presented. For me all this needs to be improved, as well as the presentation of the results in the tables. In addition, it is necessary to explain in the manuscript the reasons why the N was different between the evaluated species and the collection dates.
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Reviewer 2 Report
The study was relatively straight forward and met the goal of determining fatty acid content of several different species across the growing season. The presentation is good. Just a few minor edits include:
Line 45: spelling of forbs
Line 238: higher rather than high
Line 341: comma after extent
Author Response
Marcella Whetsell, PhD
West Virginia University
64 Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV, 26506
304-293-0572
Editorial Reviewer 2
Agronomy
June 22, 2022
To whom it is concerned,
I am pleased to re-submit the original research article entitled Variation of fatty acids concentration in grasses, legumes, and forbs in the Alleghany Plateau by Dr. Rayburn and Dr. Whetsell for consideration for publication in Agronomy. We made the revisions based on reviewer comments.
The following corrections have been made:
Line 45, still on line 45, forbs spelling has been corrected.
Line 238, now at line 235, “higher” has been written replacing “high”.
Lines 241, now at line 338, a comma has been added after "extend".
Thank you for your consideration of our manuscript!
Sincerely,
Marcella Whetsell, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Human Performance
School of Medicine
West Virginia University
