Analysis of Growth Characteristics of Kimchi Cabbage Using Drone-Based Cabbage Surface Model Image
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Dear Authors,
Some suggestions and corrections were made in the article.
The following aspects are brought to the attention of the authors.
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It is recommended to follow the structure of the article, and the titles of the chapters according to the Instructions for Authors and the Microsoft Word template, Agriculture journal.
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Page 3, Chapter 2 “2. Study Area and Materials”
Page 5, Chapter 3 “3. Methods”
“2. Materials and Methods” instead of “2. Study Area and Materials”, and “3. Methods”
The name of the subchapters may remain. Renumbering of some subchapters may be required.
2.
It is recommended to refer to equations (7), (8) and (9) in text, before presenting them (similar to the previous equations).
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Page 9
It is recommended to refer to equations (10), (11) and (12) in text, before presenting them (similar to the previous equations).
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Page 16
It is recommended to refer to equations (13) and (14) in text, before presenting them (similar to the previous equations).
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Page 17
It is recommended to refer to equations (16), (18) and (19) in text, before presenting them (similar to the previous equations).
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Page 18
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It is recommended to follow the structure of the article, and the titles of the chapters according to the Instructions for Authors and the Microsoft Word template, Agriculture journal.
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Page 9, Chapter 4. “4. Results and Discussions”
so,
Chapter “3. Results"
Chapter “4. Discussion”
Renumbering the subchapters will be required.
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Chapter "4. Discussion" is missing.
It is recommended to present some discussions, analyzing and comparing the results in relation to other similar studies (in other crops, or similar models), according to Instructions for Authors, and Microsoft Word template, Agriculture journal.
The presentation of the Discussions may introduce new bibliographic sources, or reference may be made to those already presented, and an update of the References chapter may be required.
5.
The revision of the Conclusions chapter would be appropriate.
It is not necessary to repeat certain aspects that were presented in the article, but rather a punctual presentation of the advantages of the obtained models, their degree of safety and their utility.
6.
It is recommended that the presentation of the Author Contributions, be made according to Instructions for Authors, and Microsoft Word template, Agriculture journal.
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terminology
the authors' initials
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References
The presentation of the Discussions may introduce new bibliographic sources, or reference may be made to those already presented, and an update of the References chapter may be required.
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Author Response
Dear Reviewer.
Thank you for your meticulous, informative, and reasonable comments on our manuscript despite your busy schedule. I reinforced the manuscript as possible following your point.
Point 1 & 3: It is recommended to follow the structure of the article, and the titles of the chapters according to the Instructions for Authors and the Microsoft Word template, Agriculture journal.
Response 1 & 3:
This paper has been written and organized in accordance with the “agriculture” journal submission guideline and templates (Microsoft Word).
Point 2:
- It is recommended to refer to equations (7), (8) and (9) in text, before presenting them (similar to the previous equations). Page 9
- It is recommended to refer to equations (10), (11) and (12) in text, before presenting them (similar to the previous equations). Page 16
- It is recommended to refer to equations (13) and (14) in text, before presenting them (similar to the previous equations). Page 17
- It is recommended to refer to equations (16), (18) and (19) in text, before presenting them (similar to the previous equations). Page 18
Response 2:
Thank you for your attentive review.
The points you pointed out are presented at the beginning of the equation, and the rest shows the derivation process of the equation.
Point 4: Chapter "4. Discussion" is missing. It is recommended to present some discussions, analysing and comparing the results in relation to other similar studies (in other crops, or similar models), according to Instructions for Authors, and Microsoft Word template, Agriculture journal.
The presentation of the Discussions may introduce new bibliographic sources, or reference may be made to those already presented, and an update of the References chapter may be required.
Response 4:
Thank you for your reasonable comments.
The points you pointed out are presented in the main text by dividing them into 3. Results and 4. Discussion.
The points you pointed out were presented together with references in 4. Discussion.
Point 5: The revision of the Conclusions chapter would be appropriate. It is not necessary to repeat certain aspects that were presented in the article, but rather a punctual presentation of the advantages of the obtained models, their degree of safety and their utility.
Response 5:
Thank you for your thorough review.
The points you pointed out are supplemented and presented in the conclusion.
Point 6: It is recommended that the presentation of the Author Contributions, be made according to Instructions for Authors, and Microsoft Word template, Agriculture journal.
Response 6:
Thank you for your attentive review.
The points you pointed out have been re-presented according to the roles of the authors.
Point 7: References. The presentation of the Discussions may introduce new bibliographic sources, or reference may be made to those already presented, and an update of the References chapter may be required.
Response 7:
Thank you for your attentive review.
The points you pointed out are reflected in the References.
By referring to the attached PDF file, "Brassica campestris" and "Brassica rapa" in the references were changed to italics. And "(Beta vulgaris L.)" was changed to "(Beta vulgaris L.)".
Reviewer 2 Report
Summary
This study proposes to determine the growth stages based on drone remote estimation of the Kimchi Cabbage height. Its main contributions consist in evaluate the impact of the soil texture on cabbage height.
Broad comments
The document is easy to read and follow.
The English needs minor review.
The document is well supported with references although the majority are old.
The subject of the paper is interesting and with a great potential of application.
One of the weaknesses of this study is the lack of behavior comparison between the three soil textures in multiple weather conditions and if that influence the Kimchi Cabbage growth and each soil performance.
Another weakness of this study is that it is unable to justify the need to determine the different stages of growth and how that might impact the yield.
Specific comments
The abstract is too long. The description of the main research results in the abstract should be shortened.
In section 3.6 authors should explain in more detail how the outliers were removed.
Author Response
Dear Reviewer.
Thank you for your meticulous, informative, and reasonable comments on our manuscript despite your busy schedule. I reinforced the manuscript as possible following your point.
Point 1: One of the weaknesses of this study is the lack of behavior comparison between the three soil textures in multiple weather conditions and if that influence the Kimchi Cabbage growth and each soil performance.
Response 1:
What you point out is very important.
Your point is a bit far from the main topic of this study, so we will pursue it in a follow-up study.
Point 2: Another weakness of this study is that it is unable to justify the need to determine the different stages of growth and how that might impact the yield.
Response 2:
Thank you for your attentive review.
First of all, this study proposes a method to know the growth characteristics of crops using periodic image data. Your comment will find a way through further research.
Point 3: The abstract is too long. The description of the main research results in the abstract should be shortened.
Response 3:
Thank you for your thorough review.
As you pointed out, I shortened the abstract a bit.
Point 4: In section 3.6 authors should explain in more detail how the outliers were removed.
Response 4:
Thank you for your attentive review.
As you pointed out, we have supplemented the following information.
“The IQR method sorts the entire data in ascending order and divides it into exactly 4 equal parts (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%). Here, IQR is the difference between the 75% and the 25% value. This IQR is multiplied by 1.5 and added to the value at the 75% point to determine the maximum value, and subtracted from the value at the 25% point to be the minimum value. IQR outliers were removed as outliers that were greater than the determined maximum value or less than the minimum value.”
Reviewer 3 Report
- Please clean the sentence below in the text. Because in a scientific paper, it is not good to advertise a place. The sentence is not suitable for a scientific paper.
‘Recently, Kimchi has spread worldwide through K-music, K-movies, and K-dramas [8].’
- You can cite the papers below to tell about volume predictions of Kimchi Cabbages that can be done in the future of this research. You have height data, also you can measure the dimensions of the Kimchi Cabbages. So you can predict the biological material volumes for the future of the research. Please cite these papers to tell about this topic in the text.
-Beyaz, A., & ÖZKAYA, M. T. (2021). Canopy analysis and thermographic abnormalities determination possibilities of olive trees by using data mining algorithms. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 49(1), 12139-12139.
-Beyaz, A., & Dagtekin, M. (2017). Comparison effectiveness of canopy volume measurements of citrus species via arduino based ultrasonic sensor and image analysis techniques. Fresenius Environ. Bull, 26, 6373-6382.
Author Response
Dear Reviewer.
Thank you for your meticulous, informative, and reasonable comments on our manuscript despite your busy schedule. I reinforced the manuscript as possible following your point.
Point 1: Please clean the sentence below in the text. Because in a scientific paper, it is not good to advertise a place. The sentence is not suitable for a scientific paper.
“Recently, Kimchi has spread worldwide through K-music, K-movies, and K-dramas [8].”
Response 1:
Thank you for your reasonable comments
As you pointed out, we have removed the relevant sentence from the text.
Point 2: You can cite the papers below to tell about volume predictions of Kimchi Cabbages that can be done in the future of this research. You have height data, also you can measure the dimensions of the Kimchi Cabbages. So you can predict the biological material volumes for the future of the research. Please cite these papers to tell about this topic in the text.
-Beyaz, A., & ÖZKAYA, M. T. (2021). Canopy analysis and thermographic abnormalities determination possibilities of olive trees by using data mining algorithms. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 49(1), 12139-12139.
-Beyaz, A., & Dagtekin, M. (2017). Comparison effectiveness of canopy volume measurements of citrus species via arduino based ultrasonic sensor and image analysis techniques. Fresenius Environ. Bull, 26, 6373-6382.
Response 2:
Your comments will be very helpful in setting the direction of this study.
However, this study was conducted on vegetable crops, and the content of the article is very long.
Therefore, the comment papers will be reflected in the article currently being prepared and promoted.
