Peer-Review Record
Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Water Condition on the Growth, C:N Stoichiometry and Seed Characteristics of the Desert Annual Atriplex aucheri
Plants 2021, 10(11), 2362; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112362
by
Li Jiang 1,2,†, Zhibin Wen 1,2,†
, Yunling Zhang 3, Zhenyong Zhao 1,2, Mohsin Tanveer 4, Changyan Tian 1,2 and Lei Wang 1,2,*
, Yunling Zhang 3, Zhenyong Zhao 1,2, Mohsin Tanveer 4, Changyan Tian 1,2 and Lei Wang 1,2,*Reviewer 1:
Anonymous
Reviewer 2:
Anonymous
Plants 2021, 10(11), 2362; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112362
Submission received: 29 September 2021
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Accepted: 19 October 2021
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Published: 2 November 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recovery and Memory of Plants during Recurrent Stresses)
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
- plants respond with ecological, physiological and biochemical changes at stress factors and especially at hidrical stress;
- as remark the fact that there are few studies regarding transgenerational effects of drought descendants (under the aspect of biomass accumulation, of number and caracteristics of seeds);
- the study established some adaptations and responses of descendants reported to hidrical stress, but in order to be able to elaborate some solutions or recommendations for practical activity, there is the need for this to be extended on many generations;
- starting from the fact that vascular plants from terrestrial sources tend to have a C/N stoichiometry greater than 20, there should be in-depthened the results of experiences from this study, regarding this aspect.
Reviewer 2 Report
This is an interesting paper about the transgenerational effect of drought. The research design and, therefore, the findings seem to be robust. My main question is about the plant investigated. The authors should explain why the cosen plant is in focus. For me, the discussion part is the weakest. Some formal features would fit more into the introduction, whereas others simply repeat the findings. Overall a valuable paper with some handicaps. My additional questions and notes are in the text attached.
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