Sungai Musi merupakan sungai terpanjang di Provinsi Sumatera Selatan dan memiliki peranan penting sebagai jalur utama perdagangan, sarana transportasi, serta sumber utama penyediaan air bagi penduduk. Sungai ini juga dimanfaatkan oleh berbagai aktivitas industri seperti industri pupuk urea, pabrik karet, industri batubara, serta oleh masyarakat yang bermukim di sepanjang alirannya, khususnya di…
Bitter ginger (Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.), commonly known as lempuyang gajah, is a medicinal plant from the Zingiberaceae family that has long been utilized by the community as raw material for traditional medicine and herbal preparations. However, its vegetative propagation through rhizomes is still limited, thus requiring efforts to improve its growth through the application of pla…
Truss morphometrics is a method of measuring fish using reference points that are connected and form the body of the fish. This study aims to determine the morphometric differences of palau bonylip barb. The research procedure consists of location determination, environmental parameter measurement, sampling, palau fish identification process, truss morphometric and meristic measurements. Data a…
The tea plantation in Pagar Alam City, South Sumatra, is managed by PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) VII, one of the largest state-owned enterprises in the agribusiness sector in Indonesia. Weeds are one of the problems that hinder the growth and production of tea plants, so further research is needed to identify the types of weeds present and understand their impact on tea plants. Weed dominance…
The Musi River is the main route for community activities in Palembang City, which makes it vulnerable to plastic pollution, including microplastics. The Juaro catfish (Pangasius polyuranodon), a food fish found in this river, is likely to ingest microplastic particles through its digestive tract. The study was conducted from December 2024 to February 2025 at two locations: Musi 2 and 13 Ulu Ta…
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting men and ranks fifth in Indonesia. Current treatments have adverse side effects and are costly, necessitating alternative medicines derived from natural sources. Marine organisms, particularly sea cucumbers, are known to contain triterpene glycosides with anticancer activity. This study aims to identify species, analyse bioactive compou…
Sea cucumbers are a source of natural products containing triterpene glycoside saponin compounds with anticancer activity. The research conducted in January–July 2025 at the Research Center for Medicinal Raw Materials and Traditional Medicines, National Research and Innovation Agency, Bogor, Indonesia, aimed to identify species, analyze bioactive compounds, and test the bioactivity of loloson…
The increasing damage in storage warehouse caused by rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) continues to increase over time. Chemical insecticide use leads to resistance and environmental degradation. Plant-based insecticides offer a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative. Indian Borage (Plectranthus amboinicus) contains essential oil compounds such as carvacrol and thymol, which have pot…
Ecotourism is a form of tourism that prioritizes environmental conservation, education, and the social and economic well-being of local communities. Bangka Island, particularly Tongaci Beach in Sungailiat City, holds significant potential for the development of marine ecotourism through its natural beauty and sea turtle conservation at the Tukik Babel hatchery. This study aims to identify the s…
Degenerative diseases and infections suffered by most of the Indonesian population. Free radicals are a major contributor to degenerative diseases. While infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, one of them is the bacteria Staphylococcus epidermidis. The negative effects of free radicals and S. epidermis bacteria can be controlled using antioxidants and antibacterials. Synth…
Mekakau Ilir district is one of the districts with the highest coffee production in South OKU Regency. The majority of the population of Pulau Duku Village earns a living as coffee farmers, which indicates that coffee plants are the main source of income in Pulau Duku Village. However, coffee production in the village often experiences a decline. Based on information from the coffee farming com…
The ecosystems diversity and unique of geology in Indonesia causes high endemicity of flora, fauna, and microbes. South Sumatra Province has an endemic primate, namely Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) that protected because threatend by extinct due to degradation of its forest habitat and hunting for pets. This research aims to determine the vegetation profile of the Siamang habitat and to id…
Ecotourism is an activity that links tourism activities with aspects of nature conservation, socio-cultural economy and aspects of learning and education. Ecotourism is derived from the term ecotourism which means ecological tourism. From this, ecotourism is a form of tourist travel to natural areas that is carried out with the aim of conserving the environment and preserving the lives and welf…
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektivitas pelaksanaan dana dekonsentrasi Gubernur sebagai Wakil Pemerintah Pusat (GWPP) di Provinsi Sumatera Selatan Tahun Anggaran 2024. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi, dokumentasi, dan wawancara mendalam terhadap pemangku kepentingan terkait. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa e…
This study aims to determine the species richness of corticolous lichens found on oil palm trunks (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) in the plantation area of PT. Raja Palma, taking into account the variation in distance from a pollution source (a main road). Lichens are sensitive indicators of environmental changes, particularly air quality and humidity. The method used in this study was a survey with …
Macrofungi are heterotrophic organisms belonging to the kingdom fungi. Macrofungi have special characteristics, one of which is that they are able to produce clearly visible fruit bodies (sporocarps). Macrofungi can be used as an indicator that an area has large biomass availability and high air humidity (~70-90%). PT Sumatra Prima Fiberboard (SPF) as one of the largest wood processing companie…
Macrophytes are plants that grow in water and possess potential as ornamental plants due to their aesthetic value and ecological function. This research was conducted in the swamp area of Muara Penimbung Ulu Village, Indralaya Subdistrict, Ogan Ilir Regency, aiming to identify swamp macrophyte species with ornamental potential. The method used was an exploratory approach through direct observat…
Fungi Colletotrichum spp. especially Colletotrichum capsici is a pathogenic fungus that causes anthracnose disease in chili plants. Efforts to control anthracnose disease that have been made to date are the application of synthetic fungicides. Biological control agents are the use of living organisms, biological processes or products of biological processes to reduce or suppress the abundance o…
Leea Indica (Burm.f.) Merr (Memaye) is a shrub plant that is used by the Besemah tribe as a medicinal plant to treat infectious diseases such as hepatitis and warts and degenerative diseases such as liver. Seeing the potential of L. indica as a medicinal plant and the lack of information regarding its anatomy and secretory structure, this research aims to determine the anatomy and secretory str…
Aktivitas pertambangan timah di pulau Bangka telah lama berlangsung dan menjadi masalah utama karena menyebabkan terbentuknya kolong atau lubang-lubang besar dan merusak sifat kimia tanah berupa tingginya kandungan logam. Tingginya kadar logam perlu dinetralisir agar tidak mengganggu ekosistem, salah satunya logam berat besi (Fe). Logam berat besi (Fe) akan berbahaya jika terkonsumsi di atas ju…
Energy needs continue to increase in Indonesia by 1,185.56 BOE (Barrel of Oil Equivalent) which is dominated by petroleum energy. This causes widespread petroleum management activities which produce waste in the form of hydrocarbon compounds because they are toxic to the environment. Management of hydrocarbon compounds needs to be done, one of which is through bioremediation using bacteria. Thi…
Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium capable of forming biofilms, protective structures that make it more resistant to antibiotics. These biofilms play an important role in chronic and intractable infections. One alternative approach to overcome this problem is to utilize natural bioactive compounds, such as secondary metabolites from the fungus T. harzianum. T. harzia…
Candida albicans dianggap spesies patogen dengan membentuk biofilm. Dampak yang dihasilkan dari biofilm mendukung pentingnya dilakukan penelitian untuk mendapatkan senyawa antibiofilm. Trichoderma harzianum memungkinkan untuk menyumbangkan metabolit sekunder paling banyak dari spesies Trichoderma. Banyaknya penelitian dengan memanfaatkan potensi metabolit sekunder yang dihasilkan oleh fungi men…
Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) merupakan penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh virus Dengue dan ditularkan melalui gigitan Aedes aegypti L. Pengendalian vektor nyamuk secara ramah lingkungan dapat dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan bahan alami sebagai atraktan untuk menarik nyamuk masuk ke dalam perangkap. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui jumlah nyamuk Aedes aegypti L. yang terperangkap, konse…
The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is an endemic species of Sumatra currently facing extinction, primarily due to ongoing habitat loss driven by human activities. The availability of natural forage plays a critical role in the survival of this species. This study aims to analyze vegetation composition and structure, identify plant species that serve as natural forage, and evalua…
Mining activities are one of the business sectors that have an important role in utilizing the potential of natural resources, especially coal to support national economic development. However, mining activities such as open mining also have great potential to cause environmental damage and potentially disturb the water system around the mining area. Carp (Cyprinus carpio) is one type of freshw…
Hodgsonia macrocarpa (Blume) Cogn. merupakan tumbuhan cucurbitaceae berkayu yang banyak dimanfaatkan oleh Masyarakat suku Besemah sebagai tanaman obat untuk mengobati penyakit infeksi diantaranya hepatitis, pneumonia, TBC dan penyakit degeneratif yakni liver. Melihat adanya potensi tumbuhan H. macrocarpa sebagai tumbuhan obat dan kurangnya informasi mengenai anatomi dan struktur sekretorinya, s…
Nipah (Nypa fruticans (Thunb.) Wurmb) is belongs to the Arecaceae, it occupy the marginal zone influenced by freshwater. Pulau Payung is located in Sungsang estuary where there are several rivers i.e. Musi River, Banyuasin River and other creeks.With those flowing rivers and being closed to the sea, it was predicted that salinity levels in Pulau Payung could affect to the the population structu…
The Sumatran striped rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri), a rare and endemic species of Sumatra, is classified as a data-deficient species by the IUCN. The lack of genetic data on Nesolagus netscheri is due to the limitation of primers for DNA amplification of Nesolagus netscheri, so a primer candidate specifically designed for in silico amplification of the COI gene of Nesolagus netscheri is needed. …
Cellulolytic fungi are a group of microorganisms that can degrade cellulose, one of the main components of plant cell walls. The presence of cellulolytic fungi is important in the decomposition process of organic matter and has the potential to be utilized in the lignocellulosic waste processing industry. This study aims to isolate and identify cellulolytic fungi from soil in Taman Firdaus area…