diff --git a/studies/allelism_test/protocols/plant_material_growth_conditions.md b/studies/allelism_test/protocols/plant_material_growth_conditions.md
index dcb495735dd5f81838309ee0ddeb304b7a98a9a9..4a6c17e072496580dc6780a969f5763f70f04517 100644
--- a/studies/allelism_test/protocols/plant_material_growth_conditions.md
+++ b/studies/allelism_test/protocols/plant_material_growth_conditions.md
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
-**Plant material and growth conditions**
+## Plant material and growth conditions
 
-**plant material**
+**Plant material:**
 
-species: Hordeum vulgare
+Species: Hordeum vulgare
 
-parent genotypes: 
+Parent genotypes: 
 
-- lwd1-26: lwd1 mutant in GP-fast background, truncated protein of 26 aa
-- lwd1-390: lwd1 mutant in GP-fast background, truncated protein of 390 aa
-- lwd1-402: lwd1 mutant in GP-fast background, truncated protein of 402 aa
+- *lwd1-26*: lwd1 mutant in GP-fast background, truncated protein of 26 aa
+- *lwd1-390*: lwd1 mutant in GP-fast background, truncated protein of 390 aa
+- *lwd1-402*: lwd1 mutant in GP-fast background, truncated protein of 402 aa
 - GP-fast: Ppd-H1 introgression line in Golden Promise background, lwd1 mutant background, Gol et al. (2021) 
 - BW(Ppd-H1): Ppd-H1 introgression line BW281 in BW background, Druka et al. (2011)
 - BW(eam7): eam7 introgression line BW281 in BW background, Druka et al. (2011)
 - BW(Ppd-H1, eam7): cross of the two introgression lines
 
-**growth condtions**
+**Growth condtions:**
 
-parents: 
+Parents: 
 - long day: (LD) 16h light / 8h dark, 20/16 °C, 60% humidity, ~ 250 PAR)
 - 1.5 L pots (HerkuPlast Kubern GmbH, pot volume 75 cm^3)
 - Einheitserde ED73 (Einheitserde Werkverband e.V.) with 7% sand and 4 g/L Osmocote Exact Hi.End 3-4M, 4th generation (ICL Group Ltd.)
 
-- F1 crosses: 
+F1 crosses: 
 - short day (SD): 8h light / 16h dark, 20/16 °C, 60% humidity, ~ 250 PAR)
 - 7x7x7.5 cm pots (pot volume:  367.5 cm^3)
 - Einheitserde ED73 (Einheitserde Werkverband e.V.) with 7% sand and 4 g/L Osmocote Exact Hi.End 3-4M, 4th generation (ICL Group Ltd.)
 
 
-**References**
+**References:**
 
 Druka A, Franckowiak J, Lundqvist U, Bonar N, Alexander J, Houston K, Radovic S, Shahinnia F, Vendramin V, Morgante M, et al. Genetic dissection of barley morphology and development. Plant Physiol. 2011:155(2):617–627. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.110.
 166249
diff --git a/studies/gene_expression_eam7_plants_development/README.md b/studies/gene_expression_eam7_plants_development/README.md
index a58a0b36e8d32b2cbe02c90f0cfccab6cef997b2..76bfb17639ae1f654e02cd05d5d7fef554cefaf1 100644
--- a/studies/gene_expression_eam7_plants_development/README.md
+++ b/studies/gene_expression_eam7_plants_development/README.md
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-**Test diurnal gene expression of flowering time genes in Bowman and Bowman-derived introgression lines over development.**
+## Test diurnal gene expression of flowering time genes in Bowman and Bowman-derived introgression lines over development.
 
 Genotypes BW, BW(Ppd-H1), BW(eam7), and BW(Ppd-H1,eam7) were grown under SD conditions. The youngest, fully elongated leaf was sampled at 19, 26, 33, 40, 47, and 59 DAE. 
 
 Gene expression of FT1, FT2, FT3 and VRN1 were tested.
 
 
-**study overview**
+**Study overview:**
 
-input: BW, BW(Ppd-H1), BW(eam7), BW(Ppd-H1,eam7) grown under SD
+	input: BW, BW(Ppd-H1), BW(eam7), BW(Ppd-H1,eam7) grown under SD
 
 	-> assay: leaf_sampling
 		output: frozen leaf tissue (3 biol. replicates)
diff --git a/studies/gene_expression_eam7_plants_development/protocols/development_plant_material_growth_conditions.md b/studies/gene_expression_eam7_plants_development/protocols/development_plant_material_growth_conditions.md
index 72e53126bb2abb20c19d4bd5621d48656adf8631..6ae4939b666963e088ac3369fc81352c98365a83 100644
--- a/studies/gene_expression_eam7_plants_development/protocols/development_plant_material_growth_conditions.md
+++ b/studies/gene_expression_eam7_plants_development/protocols/development_plant_material_growth_conditions.md
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-**eam7 developmental expression: plant material and growth conditions**
+## *eam7* developmental expression: plant material and growth conditions
 
-**plant material*
+**Plant material**
 
-species: Hordeum vulgare
-genotypes:
+Species: Hordeum vulgare
+
+Genotypes:
 
 - BW:  Bowman, spring cultivar
 - BW(Ppd-H1): Ppd-H1 introgression line BW281 in BW background, Druka et al. (2011)
@@ -11,20 +12,20 @@ genotypes:
 - BW(Ppd-H1, eam7): cross of the two introgression lines
 
 
-**growth condtions**
+**Growth condtions:**
 
 - short day (SD): 8h light / 16h dark, 20/16 °C, 60% humidity, ~ 250 PAR)
 - QuickPot E24/10 trays (HerkuPlast Kubern GmbH, pot volume 480 cm^3)
 - Einheitserde ED73 (Einheitserde Werkverband e.V.) with 7% sand and 4 g/L Osmocote Exact Hi.End 3-4M, 4th generation (ICL Group Ltd.)
 
-**sampling**
+**Sampling:**
 
 - always sample youngest, fully elongated leaf
 - sample at ZT 9 (1h after lights turned off, as FT1 expression is highest)
 - sample genotypes at 19, 26, 33, 40, 47 and 59 DAE
 
 
-**References**
+**References:**
 
 Druka A, Franckowiak J, Lundqvist U, Bonar N, Alexander J, Houston K, Radovic S, Shahinnia F, Vendramin V, Morgante M, et al. Genetic dissection of barley morphology and development. Plant Physiol. 2011:155(2):617–627. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.110.166249