User:WeepingBritney/Arbuscular mycorrhiza prof review

Quality as Teaching Aid
Is the level of this article appropriate for junior- and senior-level undergraduates? This article is an introduction to the topic (Arbuscular mycorrhizas) that is suitable for upper level undergraduate and graduate students. It does not assume too much background knowledge and does a good job of defining terms that may be new but the nature of the topic means that one would need some background in basic biology and plant physiology to derive much benefit from it.

Is the topic of the article presented in a logical sequence?

Yes

''Would you recommend this article for your undergraduate students? If not, why not?''

I might recommend this article to undergraduates taking a class in plant biology or ecology as an introduction because texts frequently have little to say on this topic, and because it is stand alone and easily readable. For a class that included more than a brief introduction I might not recommend it because it is not completely accurate, because it is missing diagrams and/or photos, because its coverage of certain key topics is not sufficient, and because its citation of the literature is both patchy and selective.

Quality as Summary of the Topic
Does the article cover its topic completely?

All the important sub topics are covered to some degree.

Are the basic concepts and terminology of the topic introduced?

Yes

Is the amount of detail appropriate for the length of the article?

Yes

Are there any glaring errors, omissions or misleading statements?

No, although there are certainly some omissions.

How precise and/or quantitative is the article?

Minor inaccuracies make it less accurate than it could be, overall not very quantitative.

''Is the article up-to-date? If not, when would this article have been a current review of its topic?''

Fairly up-to-date with one important omission from 2005.

Is the historical development of the topic covered?

Not very much.

Readability
Is the writing clear and well-organized?

Yes.

Does the article have good flow?

Pretty good.

Is the article redundant anywhere?

Not significantly

Figures
Are the figures clear, and do they help explain the topic?

There is one photo, which is not the best choice of illustration. There are no diagrams, a couple of these should have been added.

Are the figures consistent with each other and with the text?

Not applicable

Do the figures have any exceptional features, such as being three-dimensional?

No