23 articles in this issue
Melania Priska,Natalia Peni,Ludovicus Carvallo
The people of Timor Island only know garlic as a kitchen spice. This research provides new knowledge of the benefits of garlic in the health sector, especially as an inhibitor of free radical that can trigger various degenerative diseases. The aims of thi... see more
Ratna Dewi Eskundari,Taryono Taryono,Didik Indradewa,Yekti Asih Purwestri
Tea is well known as favourite healthy drink for almost all people over the world. Tea propagation using conventional and modern ways are now developing rapidly. However, information regarding the protein profile of tissue culture of tea plant has not bee... see more
Anton Ario,Agus Priyono Kartono,Lilik Budi Prasetyo,Jatna Supriatna
Preparation for gibbons before being released into their habitat is crucial. Thus, there is a need for readiness assessment of Javan gibbon with several criteria derived from other species of gibbons to determine individual readiness. Pre-release assessme... see more
Eka Andy Santoso,Jumari Jumari,Sri Utami
Dayak Tomun is a traditional society living in the Lamandau Regency of Central Borneo. The Dayak society Tomun has local wisdom in the treatment and care of pregnant women and the brithing process utilizies medicinal plants. The traditional medicines were... see more
Arif Rahman Hikam,Nuraeni Ekowati,Hernayanti Hernayanti
Auricularia auricula is an edible mushroom cultivated in Indonesia that has been known to have potential properties of bioactive compounds than can be used for medicinal purpose. This study aimed to examine the cytotoxic and apoptosis effect of chloroform... see more
Hanum Mukti Rahayu,Mahwar Qurbaniah
Selection of bacteria in yoghurt fermentation is important to produce yoghurt with good quality. Tempoyak lactic acid bacteria is potential to be yoghurt starter culture becouse tempoyak fermentation has similarities in producing lactic acid such as yoghu... see more
Ite Morina Yostianti Tnunay,Tatik Chikmawati,Miftahudin Miftahudin
Sorghum has great potential to be developed in marginal lands of Indonesia including East Nusa Tenggara. However, the information about sorghum diversity in this area was very limited. This research aimed to describe morphological variation, and assessing... see more
Mellyaning Oktaviani Sonya Kirana Sari,Endah Dwi Hastuti,Sri Darmanti
Water Jasmine [Echinodorus palaefolius (Ness & Mart.) J.F. Macbr.] is an aesthetic plant, that can purify wastewater containing high metals through phytoremediation. By using constructed wetlands system E.palaefolius was used to accumulate Fe (Iron) in le... see more
Priyantini Widiyaningrum,Devy Candrawati,Dyah Rini Indriyanti,Bambang Priyono
In order to find natural and inexpensive bioinsecticides, the active compound of waste extract from two medicinal plants were analyzed. Ethanolic extracts of Amomum cardamomum and Zingiber zerumbet were evaluated under laboratory... see more
Mochammad Muchlish Adie,Ayda Krisnawati,Ratri Tri Hapsari
In Indonesia, cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is widely cultivated in the dry climate area. Famers used the seeds from previous plants or traditional markets. The aims of the study were to determine the effect of seed position in the pods on seed viabi... see more
Abdul Gofur,Ida Wulandari,M. Fitri Athoillah,Agung Witjoro,Sri Rahayu Lestari
Staphylococcus aureus is gram-positive bacteria that often infect the skin. S. aureus has been experiencing resistance to several antibiotics. One of the solutions to overcome the resistance is by using garlic that is believed by the society can overcome ... see more
Hernayanti Hernayanti,Sorta Basar Ida Simanjuntak
Chlorella vulgaris is an algae with high nutrition content. Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is a hepatotoxic chemical.The aims of this study were to determine the effect of C. vulgaris extract on the physiological response of liver such as MDA, SOD and GPx ac... see more
Masrayani Sulaeman,Sulistijorini Sulistijorini,Sri Rahayu
Hoya is a tropical flowering plant that has great potential as an export commodity. It needs to be cultivated to ensure its sustainability in nature. Information about the suitable habitat of Hoya was not widely known yet. This study aimed to compare the ... see more
Triana Asih,Muhammad Khayuridlo,Rasuane Noor,Muhfahroyin Muhfahroyin
Pesisir Barat Regency in Lampung has abundant marine biological wealth that has not been widely known and utilized by the community, one of them is macro algae. The objectives of the research were to identify the types of macro algae and to explains the p... see more
Winardi Winardi,Eko Haryono,Sudrajat Sudrajat,Endang Sutariningsih Soetarto
Mandor Village has developed as a tradisional gold mining area since years ago. It involved activities that have led to extreme land condition and the release of mining residues, i.e., mercury, to the soils. The study examined the potential of soil bacter... see more
Yonadiah Dwitya,Kartini Eriani,Hendra Saputra,Al-Azhar Al-Azhar,Muhammad Rizal
Cryopreservation process could affect spermatozoa quality during from reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced in cellular metabolism and the environment. Spermatozoa damage caused by ROS during cryopreservation can be reduced with the addition of natural a... see more
Dian Agustina,Udi Tarwotjo,Rully Rahadian
Dieng farmers apply plastic mulch to reduce erosion and to prevent the loss of nutrients. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of plastic mulch in maintaining the quality of potato farmland using the Soil Biological Quality Index (QBS-ar) based... see more
Sucipto Hariyanto,Akhmad Kharish Fahmi,Thin Soedarti,Emy Endah Suwarni
Ecotourism development program at Bama beaches area require baseline data of mangrove structure at Bama Resort and in the past two decades has been lost about 35% area of mangrove forest in Indonesia and in the worldThe aims of this study was to find stru... see more
Nana Kariada Tri Martuti,Yustinus Ulung Anggraito,Septiana Anggraini
The coastal region is a dynamic area as a transition between the land and the sea. The ecological function of the coastal area is affected mainly by the structure and composition of vegetation factors. This study aims to analyze the vegetation stratificat... see more
Sunarno Sunarno,Siti Zubaedah,Almalina Nabila Sulistyo Rini,Eryanti Sekarsari,Rully Rahadian
Cholesterol in quail meat is one of the factors causing consumers to control consumption of quail meat. On the other hand, the antioxidant content in quail meat could attracts the consumers. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp.) bark and gotu kola (Centella asiatica)... see more
Muhammad Rofi' Prasetya,Setiawan Koesdarto,Nunuk Dyah Retno Lastuti,Lucia Tri Suwanti,Kusnoto Kusnoto,Muchammad Yunus
Fasciolosis is one of the endemic parasitic diseases in Indonesia and causes significant economic losses. Fasciola gigantica is the main species found to infect livestock. This research aimed to describe the morphology of F. gigantica histologically using... see more
Musyarofah Zuhri,Dian Latifah,Fitri Kurniawati,Ikhsan Noviady,Yudi Suhendri
Due to contribution of Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation GSPC Botanic Gardens, Cibodas Seed Bank committed to increase its ex situ plant collection through seed banking. This research aimed to assess population and collect seeds from ... see more
Ari Sunandar,Dedeh Kurniasih
Approximately, 325 cultivars of bananas were found in Indonesia. They have variation in shape, taste, color of fruit pulp, essential vitamins and mineral. The ß-carotene is one of essential nutrient in banana with various concentration in every cultivar. ... see more