Below is a figure from a published article.
What is one way in which this figure could be improved?
[Image from Venig, A.; Stănică, F.
Irrigation and Fertilization: A Comprehensive Analysis of Their Influences on Qualitative Indices in Two Plum Varieties. Sustainability . 2024 , 16 , 2496. DOI: 10.3390/su16062496].

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Below is a figure from a published article.  
  What is one way in which this figure could be improved?  
 [Image from Venig, A.; Stănică, F.
Irrigation and Fertilization: A Comprehensive Analysis of Their Influences on Qualitative Indices in Two Plum Varieties.  Sustainability .  2024 ,  16 , 2496. DOI: 10.3390/su16062496].

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Label the months using English abbreviations for the months, e.g. Jan, Feb.

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Moving the y-axis to the bottom of the figure, then showing positive and negative values in different colours.

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Remove the numerical labels for each bar. The reader can use a ruler if they need to check the values against the y-axis.

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Removing the key to colours/years. The reader should be able to determine which is which from the order.

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