As a country known for its high biodiversity, Indonesia has hundreds of bamboo species. One of the most common bamboo species of the Gigantochloa genus is the belangke bamboo (G. pruriens), an endemic species spreading across the Karo and Gayo districts in Indonesia. The characterization of belangke bamboo raw materials is a very important factor […]

Indonesia is one of the biggest bamboos producing countries in Asia. The Characteristics the direction of the fiber end of the bamboo end parallel has good mechanical properties and high elasticity in fiber direction. However, modifications are needed to use bamboo as a substitute for wood, both structural and non-structural. Ihak Sumardi, Ph.D. and his […]

Aquaculture industries would benefit from the cultured organisms conferred with feed supplements for optimal growth and disease resistance. In this study, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Pugeg Aryantha and colleagues evaluated seven microfungi isolated from rivers or streams in Indonesia for a nutritional profile including protein, lipid, amino acids, fatty acids, and beta-glucan. All isolates had […]

Steviol glycosides contained in Stevia leaves have considerable potential uses for the natural sweetener industry due to its antidiabetic properties, hence a large number of plant source is required to supply the industry. In this study, Dr. Rizkita Rachmi Esyanti and colleagues evaluated the effect of far-red LED induction towards biomass growth, multigene expression related […]

Although propolis has been reported for having anti-inflammatory activities, its effects on the complement system have not been much studied. In the study, Dr. Indra Wibowo and colleagues investigated the effects of Indonesian propolis on the expression levels of C3, C1r/s, Bf, MBL, and C6 genes in zebrafish larvae which were induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). […]

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc) is a soil-borne pathogen causing fusarium wilt banana disease. Management of soil-borne disease generally required the application of toxic pesticides or fungicides which strongly affect the soil microbiomes ecosystem. As an alternative, suppressive soil offers a promising method for controlling soil-borne pathogens in which soil microbiomes may affect the suppressiveness. […]

Bamboo has a high potential to be developed into a composite product, an alternative wood resource. Bamboo oriented strand board (BOSB) is one of the promising composite product. In this article, Dr. Ihak Sumardi and colleagues evaluated the physical and mechanical properties of BOSB prepared with combination of two contrasting bamboo species and bonded with […]

One of the most promising materials with great potential as a nutrition source of animal feed is the black soldier fly prepupae (BSFP) (Hermetia illucens) which is fed with organic wastes. In this study, Dr. Ramadhani Eka Putra and colleagues investigated the accumulation of omega-3 from the organic wastes of marine fish offal and tofu […]

Pleistocene sea-level changes have long been used to explain the evolution of insular Sundaland biodiversity. In this article, Dr. Arni Sholihah and colleagues re-examined the relative impacts of #sundaland geology and of #pleistoceneeustatic fluctuations on the mitochondrial lineage #diversification of the widely distributed freshwater fishes from Sub-Famili #Rasborinae. The geographical patterns of divergence suggest that […]

Rhamnolipid is a potent biodegradable surfactant, which frequently used in pharmaceutical and environmental industries, such as enhanced oil recovery and bioremediation. In this article, Dr. Sony Suhandono and colleagues engineered Escherichia coli for the heterologous host production of rhamnolipid and optimized its production using autoinduction medium and palm oil mill effluent (POME). The result showed […]