New Tillage System with Additional Renovation of Soil Properties in Tramlines
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
I read the article with interest. It deals with issues important to agriculture. The article is written at a good methodological and scientific level. However, some minor concerns about this work are described below.
Author Response
I read the article with interest. It deals with issues important to agriculture. The article is written at a good methodological and scientific level. However, some minor concerns about this work are described below.
Thank you for the positive evaluation.
Comments:
- The introduction part is well organized, and the objectives described correspond to the work addressed. The current state of the research field is reviewed carefully and key publications cited. The introduction keeps comprehensible to scientists working outside the topic of the paper.
- Materials and Methods are described with sufficient detail.
- You are writing: For assessment of soil renovation, the determination of conditions in tramlines was done by measurements of surface and bottom geometry, bulk density, penetration resistance by three replications by each aggregate regime mode after tillage.
But there aren't any conclusions, which are concerning of this part of research.
The note is considered. Description was changed.
- There isn't any information about statistical method of results evaluation but sometimes you are writing: The bottom line of loosed soil in have-been tramline was influenced by a variety of tines shapes but was not influenced significantly by working speed.
In this case as the bottom of loosed soil in have-been tramline was not influenced by working speed, the cross section of loosed soil in tramlines presented in Figure 6 only in dependence of tine shape.
- I’m not sure if the Title is correct: New Tillage System with Additional Renovation of Soil Properties in Tramlines. Tillage systems concern mainly cultivation of species, for example: yielding of cereals in conventional and reduced soil tillage systems.
I’m not sure if you can the Tramlines cultivated.
It is proposed to include the soil loosening operation of tramlines in the general tillage in any (conventional or reduced) system, so it was desired this tillage with an additional operation denominate as a new tillage system.
Reviewer 2 Report
Introduction section.
Related to soil compaction, it would be good if additional content related to soil resilience was described. This is because studies on soil resistance and resilience to compaction have been carried out for a very long time.
It seems necessary to separate the paragraphs of the introduction for the reader.
Line 94-124. In this case, why wasn't it separated by 2.1?
Line 118. Isn't it unreasonable to see this as an equation?
Line 125. Soil characteristic or soil property is more suitable than soil condition.
Line 131. How was the soil pretreatment done during the analysis?
Line 137 - 154. This part should be moved to the Result.
Section 3.1. The expression of the experimental results was very well done.
Line 225. Pires et al. (2017) should be edited to Pires et al. [34]
Figure 8 & 9. The difference due to soil texture was well expressed.
Conclusion section.
There seems to be a lot of results expressing the numbers. Rather than simple results, the Conclusion through this study should be emphasized and concisely expressed.
Author Response
Line 94-124. In this case, why wasn't it separated by 2.1? the note is considered and accepted.
Line 118. Isn't it unreasonable to see this as an equation? the note is considered.
Line 125. Soil characteristic or soil property is more suitable than soil condition. the note is considered and accepted.
Line 131. How was the soil pretreatment done during the analysis? Soil layer was taken in the descriptive places of treatment and were served with sieve set and divided into three aggregate fractions: fine<10 mm, medium 10–20 mm, coarse>20mm
Line 137 - 154. This part should be moved to the Result. the note is considered, and changes was accepted.
Section 3.1. The expression of the experimental results was very well done. Thanks’ you for the positive evaluation.
Line 225. Pires et al. (2017) should be edited to Pires et al. [34] the note is considered and improved.
Figure 8 & 9. The difference due to soil texture was well expressed. Thanks’ you for the positive evaluation.
Conclusion section.
There seems to be a lot of results expressing the numbers. Rather than simple results, the Conclusion through this study should be emphasized and concisely expressed. the note is considered, and conclusions improved.
Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
Well revised.