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…
Diarrhoea is an infectious disease of the human digestive system tract, one of the bacteria that can cause diarrhoeal infections is Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus, natural ingredients soursop seeds (Annona muricata L.) are known to contain active compounds of secondary metabolites that are antibacterial in nature. This study was conducted to determine the ability of soursop seed extract …
PT Sumatera Prima Fibreboard is a company that produces medium density fiber panels (MDF). The diversity of butterflies in one place will differ from another place, the presence of butterflies in a habitat is closely related to the distribution and abundance of host plants. Butterflies are insects that consist of the order Lepidoptera, divided into sub-order Rhopalocera which has scaly wings. T…
Camera trap pada masa kini digunakan secara masif dalam kepentingan mendeteksi dan menganalisis keberadaan spesies, estimasi okupansi spesies dan demografi satwa liar di alam. Camera trap mampu mendeteksi satwa langka dan sulit ditemui dibandingkan dengan opsi metode pengamatan langsung salah satu diantaranya ialah Kelinci Sumatera (Nesolagus netscheri, Schlegel, 1880). Kelinci Sumatera merupak…
The Borang River is a river that crosses the Banyuasin district and Palembang City. The Borang River in the upper part gets its supply from the Musi river. In the upper part of the Borang river there are fishing activities. Meanwhile, the downstream part flows into the Borang Island strait. In the lower part of the Borang river, there are resident activities such as toilets (bathing, washing an…
Fish are an aquatic vertebrate that breathe using gills, move using fins, and are poikilothermic. Fish populations can decrease as a result of human activities and environmental pollution that occurs in waters. This research aims to record what types of fish are found in the waters of the Komering River around Perjaya Dam, Martapura District, East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency. This research was ta…
Remis (Corbicula sp.) is a type of freshwater clam commonly consumed by communities around the Borang River as a source of protein. It is also a benthic organism often used as a bioindicator of environmental quality. The relatively sedentary nature of remis, along with its long lifespan, allows it to record the quality of its surrounding environment. This study aims to determine the population …
Kandidiasis infeksi yang disebabkan salah satu spesies Candida parapsilosis Infeksi fungi dapat ditanggulangi dengan obat sintetik seperti ketokonazol, tetapi jenis obat tersebut relatif mahal. Sehingga perlu dicari alaternatif bahan alami dari ekstrak daun cabai jawa yang bersifat sebagai antifungi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui aktivitas antifungi ekstrak daun cabai jawa terhadap …