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Seed Traits Research Is on the Rise: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1991–2020

Plants 2022, 11(15), 2006; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11152006
by Zhaogang Liu 1,2,3, Ming Zhao 3,4, Zhengkuan Lu 3,4 and Hongxiang Zhang 2,3,*
Reviewer 1: Anonymous
Reviewer 2: Anonymous
Plants 2022, 11(15), 2006; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11152006
Submission received: 14 June 2022 / Revised: 20 July 2022 / Accepted: 27 July 2022 / Published: 31 July 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Research on Seed Development, Germination and Vigor)

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Reviewer 2 Report

In this manuscript, the authors described a research trend in the seed traits area using the bibliometric analysis during 1991–2020. This approach is interesting and has a particular contribution to the field. The manuscript is well discussed, and I recommend accepting it after minor revision. 

Minor points:

 

 1) This work is about seed trait. Please give a short definition of this term in the Introduction. 

2) Please provide a full list of keywords used for analyses. It can be done as a supplement.

3) I was surprised that the top 20 most cited journals (table 2) do not include specialized seed journals such as Seed Science Research, Seed Science and Technology. Please provide a full list of cited journals with the publications of seed traits. It can be done as a supplement.

4) In Figure 6, the quality needs to be improved. Please increase the fonts.

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