The comment was fully considered: the PCA and partial correlation analysis was adopted form the recommended study (e.g., Cheng et al., 2019). Correspondingly, separate subheadings (with new Table 4 and Figure 4) were added. Generally it was considered in Introduction and Materials & Methods, Results and Discussion sections. Such approach helped to analyze the underlying mechanisms.
Conclusions of the study was modified to show its practical outcomes for the local and international readers The “Introduction section” should be reworked, highlighting the relevance of this topic worldwide.