Identification of Novel Begomoviruses Associated with Leaf Curl Disease of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) in India
, Raghavendra K. Mesta 1, Mantapla Puttappa Basavarajappa 1, Venkataravanappa Venkataravanappa 2, Venkatappa Devappa 3,*, Lakshminarayana Reddy C. Narasimha Reddy 4 and Kodegandlu Subbanna Shankarappa 3
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The research presented is novel and interesting, due to the level of papaya production worldwide, although the virus found is regional, however, during export it could spread and it is important to have a knowledge of its behavior to prevent other plants from getting sick.
The authors present the results in an adequate way and they are important for papaya production in India and nearby regions.
On the other hand, the manuscript can be improved in the introduction and extensive revision of English grammar.
Comments for author File: 
Comments.pdf
Author Response
I amherewith attaching answers to coments
Author Response File: 
Author Response.doc
Reviewer 2 Report
Manuscript Title: Identification of novel begomoviruses associated with leaf curl
disease of papaya (Carica papaya L.) in India
The present manuscript “Identification of novel begomoviruses associated with leaf curl disease of papaya (Carica papaya L.) in India”, has determined the prevalence of disease, characterization, diversity, recombination and evolutionary relationship of begomoviruses infecting papaya in Karnataka State, India. And the documentation of different viruses and their strains of viruses present in a particular area provided important information for strategies to contain the leaf curl disease of papaya. Indeed, the study fits within the scope of the Journal and will also contribute to the existing scientific database. However, the authors should address the minor revisions raised during the review process stated below.
The following specific comments are observed:
1. In the manuscript, there are still some grammatical mistakes, which need to be corrected. Authors can take help from an expert for the same.
2. In the Discussion, as a whole, there is little focus on the theme of this study and little explanation and comparison of the key results to other references. The parts should be improved the internal logic and further highlight the new findings in this study.
3. Line 149: The “is” should be revised as “was”.
4. Line 151: The “of” should be deleted from the manuscript.
5. Line 152: The “infected” should be changed as “Infected”.
6. Line 155: The “and” should be added in front of “petiole bending”.
7. The details of the article should also be checked. For example, there should be spaces between the numbers and the parentheses.
8. If possibly give a separate section for "Quality Control” to provide more details for explaining how to conduct the quality control. 9. The “conclusions” should be revised as “conclusion”.
Author Response
I am herewith attachining answers to comments.
Author Response File: Author Response.doc
Reviewer 3 Report
1- Section introduction: please mention more details about the previous studies related to the effect of begomoviruses associated with leaf curl disease of papaya (Carica papaya L.) on different plant species in several countries.
2- please write more about the aim of the work at the end of the section introduction.
Author Response
I am herewith attachining answers to comments.
Author Response File: Author Response.doc
Reviewer 4 Report
Your research is fascinating with good results. I found some errors and there are also statements that need to be rephrased. Please retake a look at your manuscript.
Line 22: Based the---> Based on the
Line 29: were consider ---> were considered
Line 36: all the 13 papaya---->all 13 papaya
Line 39~40: The results of the current investigation revealed that there are presently five major papaya infecting begomoviruses in the sampled regions (PaLCuBKV, ChiLCV, PaLCuV, CYVMV and PaLCuHV).---->The current investigation results revealed five major papaya-infecting begomoviruses (PaLCuBKV, ChiLCV, PaLCuV, CYVMV and PaLCuHV) in the sampled regions.
Line48: commercially cultivated--->a commercially cultivated
Line49: Papaya known--->Papaya is known
Line53: Current global ---->The current global
line55~56: India is the largest producer of papaya accounting to 44.04 percent of global production [4], which made papaya to emerge as an alternative cash crop to banana in India.--->India is the largest producer of papaya, accounting for 44.04 percent of global production [4], which made papaya emerge as an alternative cash crop to bananas in India.
Author Response
I am herewith attachining answers to comments.
Author Response File: Author Response.doc
