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Summary

  • The initial submission of this article was received on September 1st, 2025 and was peer-reviewed by 2 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • The Academic Editor made their initial decision on September 24th, 2025.
  • The first revision was submitted on October 21st, 2025 and was reviewed by 2 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • The article was Accepted by the Academic Editor on November 10th, 2025.

Version 0.2 (accepted)

· · Academic Editor

Accept

Thanks for your careful revision. You have addressed all the comments raised by reviewers.

[# PeerJ Staff Note - this decision was reviewed and approved by Curtis Daehler, a PeerJ Section Editor covering this Section #]

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Basic reporting

No comment.

Experimental design

No comment.

Validity of the findings

No comment.

Reviewer 2 ·

Basic reporting

No comment

Experimental design

No comment

Validity of the findings

No comment

Version 0.1 (original submission)

· · Academic Editor

Minor Revisions

Thanks for submitting your manuscript to PeerJ. Please carefully address each comment from reviewers.

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Basic reporting

Introduction section
Please consider adding more information about genotype-level traits and state that this is why multiple genotypes were tested and genotype-specific dose × salinity responses were expected.

Experimental design

In the "Materials" section, it would be beneficial to provide a brief description of the origin or key characteristics of the nine genotypes.

In the "Germination Test" subsection, the total duration of the experiment is not provided. Please clarify how many days the germination test was monitored before the final measurements were taken.

Table 2. The treatment is labeled as “gamma irradiation,” but the Methods section states that a carbon ion beam was used.

Validity of the findings

Line 185. Please consider adding more sentences to describe a specific finding related to shoot length.

Please expand the Discussion on the potential mechanisms behind the interaction between radiation and salinity stress, which is a central finding of your work.

Reviewer 2 ·

Basic reporting

No comment

Experimental design

No comment

Validity of the findings

No comment

Additional comments

In the section of 'Materials and Methods', please provide the make, model, and manufacturer (with location, often city and country) for all specialized equipment, kits, instruments, and software

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