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Manuscript Number - (#74412) : In this paper, Author has demonstrated the “ Soil microbial community and physicochemical properties together drive soil organic carbon in Cunninghamia lanceolata plantations of different stand ages” The work is interesting, but following queries must be resolved before it publishing in the Journal.
In Abstract- What is the means of microbial community composition? Some details of microbial community also mention.
Kindly mention significant role of your work in abstract.
In introduction –add some lines about Cunninghamia lanceolata plant.
Authors should mention the description of the microbes
In Methodology - Line 107-111 rewrite.
In the section of “ Study site and soil sample collection” add references
Add full form of PLFAs
In result-Mention the name and species of microbial community
The references used in this study are very old, mostly 2000-2003-2005,2009, 2011which
should be updated
After 2015 References add in MSS
In figure 2,3 the statistically significant difference between all the treatments should be
Mentioned with different alphabets such as a, b, c, ab, cd……..
Table 1, 2. mention the heading of first Colum
In last, this manuscript can be accepted after minor revision.
comment mention above.
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