Viñamecum: A Computer-Aided Method for Diagnoses of Pests and Diseases in the Vineyard

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

- The discussion of app algorithm development is lacking.

- This could be easily done by website platform. The benefit of app needs to be discussed.

Author Response

The authors would like to thank the reviewer for this first round of revision, which has made it possible to continue improving the manuscript, as well as to detect errors and make it as suitable as possible for publication.

comments:

1.- The discussion of app algorithm development is lacking.

This suggestion has been incorporated in lines 197-209.

2.- This could be easily done by website platform. The benefit of app needs to be discussed.

This suggestion has been incorporated in lines 71-88.

Author Response File: Author Response.zip

Reviewer 2 Report

Dear Authors, your paper describe the use of a software programmed to the diagnosys of all the problems which  can be found in Vineyard. Your role is also a scientific role and not only a advertaisment for the tool. I really appreciated you work and I think that it could represent a veruìy impotrtant instrument to improve the the knowledgwe among farmers. You must put your attention that all the pictures and information are right. For instance, in the bio control section the first insect is a coccinellidae. You call it Adalia bipunculata, but the right name is Adalia bipuncta. What is really serius is that the species in the pictures is Harmonia axyridis, which can produce problems during the vivinication process.

Another example in the section enfermedades you reported as fitoplasma only the MADERA NEGRA (Stolbur phytoplasma), but another increasing and serius fitoplasma is the Flavescence doreé whose vector is the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus. I think that a instrument as your, must be as rigourous as possible, and to report all the information as complete as possible. I add a comments in the conclusion chapter describing that such paper is just an introductive contribution to the diffusione and the knowledge od the software and thas itscontents will be continuously updated during the time. I think that a instrument as your, must be as rigourous as possible, and to report all the information as complete as possible. I would advice to add a comments in the conclusion chapter describing that such paper is just an introductive contribution to the diffusione and the knowledge od the software and thas itscontents will be continuously updated during the time. Further I also would give the information the symptoms not always appear so clear and evident, particularly when they are at the beginning of their manifestation and could produce confusion because shared by more pests or illness. I advice to let control all the pictures and the list of pests and illness to specific experts to find the mistakes or absences as those I found.

 

 

 

Author Response

The authors would like to thank the reviewer for this first round of revision, which has made it possible to continue improving the manuscript, as well as to detect errors and make it as suitable as possible for publication.

comments:

1.- Dear Authors, your paper describe the use of a software programmed to the diagnosys of all the problems which  can be found in Vineyard. Your role is also a scientific role and not only a advertaisment for the tool. I really appreciated you work and I think that it could represent a veruìy impotrtant instrument to improve the the knowledgwe among farmers. You must put your attention that all the pictures and information are right. For instance, in the bio control section the first insect is a coccinellidae. You call it Adalia bipunculata, but the right name is Adalia bipuncta. What is really serius is that the species in the pictures is Harmonia axyridis, which can produce problems during the vivinication process.

Another example in the section enfermedades you reported as fitoplasma only the MADERA NEGRA (Stolbur phytoplasma), but another increasing and serius fitoplasma is the Flavescence doreé whose vector is the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus. I think that a instrument as your, must be as rigourous as possible, and to report all the information as complete as possible. .

The authors have reviewed the technical information and pictures uploaded to the "Viñamecum" app. As the reviewer indicates this process of improvement is continuous. We have corrected the name Adalia bipunctata and updated the pictures. We have also incorporated information on Flavescence doreé.

I add a comments in the conclusion chapter describing that such paper is just an introductive contribution to the diffusione and the knowledge od the software and thas itscontents will be continuously updated during the time. I think that a instrument as your, must be as rigourous as possible, and to report all the information as complete as possible. I would advice to add a comments in the conclusion chapter describing that such paper is just an introductive contribution to the diffusione and the knowledge od the software and thas itscontents will be continuously updated during the time.

Regarding the suggestion to the chapter on conclusions, it has been included in lines 240-243.

 Further I also would give the information the symptoms not always appear so clear and evident, particularly when they are at the beginning of their manifestation and could produce confusion because shared by more pests or illness. I advice to let control all the pictures and the list of pests and illness to specific experts to find the mistakes or absences as those I found.

We agree with the reviewer that there are diseases that can only be confirmed by laboratory analysis. This warning has already been incorporated into some diseases. We are already taking this into account in our process of updating our data.

Reviewer 3 Report

Manuscript applsci-1184441 describes the development of a progressive web application for mobile devices to aid in diagnosing pests and diseases in the vineyard.  The research is of interest and well conducted.  One area of weakness is a lack of information on the pests and diseases to which the 400 photos selected for Viñamecum correspond.  A table listing these pests and diseases would be a welcome addition to the manuscript.  In addition, the manuscript is well written for the most part, although editorial changes should be considered for overall improvement of the quality of the text.  See suggested edits below:

Line 1: Abstract.  Information and ...

Line 4: ... diseases of the grapevines.  In its development ...

Line 6: ... pests and diseases for access by users from a mobile device.  In addition, ...

Line 7: ... pests by answering questions ...

Line 8: ... friendly crop management strategies.

Line 20: ... of diseases and pests which can compromise its productivity ...

Line 22: ... this rpactive is potentially ...

Line 28: .... through different techniques that ...

Lines 31-32: ... qualified technical personnel and provide specific information to farmers ...

Line 46: ... of species suspected to act as pests or pathogens ...

Line 48: Change generate to cause

Lines 72-74: ... this work, PWAs were chosen [15].  A search for "PWA the future of mobile apps" in Google generates numerous outputs that illustrate the importance of this technology on the development ...

Line 74: The first result tells us ...

Line 84: ... the idea is that a farmer ...

Line 14); thanks to this feature, they offer ...

Line 142: ... secure TLS protocol, and no internet ...

Line 175: ... images make it easy for ...

Line 176: ... or damages caused by diseases ...

Line 177: and to obtain a diagnosis in situ.  In addition, ...

Lines 178-179:  For instance, a link is provided to the website ...

Lines 185-186: ... of asking for possible symptoms/damages through the user interface.  If the symptoms or ...

Line 213: ... three images in Figure 1.  Then, we will execute Algorithm 1.  When ...

Line 215: ... loop, and as many questions ...

Lines 216-217: ... the program will display it, and a message will be sent with a link ...

Lines 222-224: Based on our experience with the application from its development to its implementation, we have seen that this type of app has a practical application in viticulture.  The use ...

Table 1, 1st question: Do you notice a stop in leaf growth?  Yes

Table 1, Diagnosis: Change TRIPS to THRIPS

Lines 236-237: ... connection make it so that large databases cannot be accessed.  Thus ....

Line 243: ... receiving a lot of feedback from the users to improve it.

Line 258: ... the use of their pictures.  Among the contributors ...

Line 261: Change Francia to France

 

Author Response

The authors would like to thank the reviewer for this revision, which has made it possible to continue improving the manuscript, as well as to detect errors and make it as suitable as possible for publication.

We have followed all the changes suggested by the referee and they have been included in the manuscript.

Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

This paper needs novelty.

Author Response

The authors would like to thank the reviewer for this revision, which has made it possible to continue improving the manuscript, as well as to detect errors and make it as suitable as possible for publication.

We have followed all the changes suggested by the referee and they have been included in the manuscript.

Reviewer 2 Report

As far as I can see you have integrated and corrected the shortcomings of the previous version. This shows that this tool is flexible and can be easily updated.

Dera Editor 

Author Response

The authors would like to thank the reviewer for this revision, which has made it possible to continue improving the manuscript, as well as to detect errors and make it as suitable as possible for publication.

We have followed all the changes suggested by the referee and they have been included in the manuscript.