21st century education is faced with the challenge of producing competent human resources who are able to compete globally. Critical thinking skills are one of the competencies that students must have in the 21st century, but the facts on the ground show that learning activities in the classroom do not train students' critical thinking skills and based on the results of the initial test, studen…
Mangrove forests are forests that grow in tidal areas with high tolerance to salt content, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Mengkapan Village, Sungai Apit District, Siak Regency, Riau Province is one of the distribution of mangrove forest in Riau Province. This study aims to determine the morphological characteristics of mangrove species in Mengkapan Village, Sungai Apit…
The Tasik Air Putih Protected Forest area is located in the Meranti Islands Regency, Teluk Samak Village, Rangsang District. In this area you can see many kinds of butterflies. The existence of these butterflies is thought to be due to the various vegetation in them. This research aims to inventory butterfly species of the Rhopalocera Suborder in the Tasik Air Putih Protected Forest Area, Teluk…
Plankton are microscopic living creatures, and float in waters following water currents. Community activities in the Jangkang River and Sebauk River are feared to have an impact on water quality. This study aims to determine the types and abundance of plankton in the Jangkang River and Sebauk River. The method used is a purposive sampling method with three stations (upstream, middle, downstream…
The continuous use of medicinal plants as a source of bioactive compounds can pose a threat of scarcity of medicinal plants. Another way to obtain bioactive compounds is to use endophytic bacteria. The use of endophytic bacteria is more efficient because the growth time is faster than medicinal plants. The endophytic bacterial isolate D.SB 1.1 isolated from sea fern (Acrostichum aureum L.) cont…
The high demands of daily life require the body to be in optimal condition. However, excessive physical exertion can lead to fatigue. To alleviate fatigue and quickly restore energy, tonic substances, including stamina-boosting tonics, can offer a solution. In addition to synthetic substances, tonics can also be derived from natural sources, such as the water and oil of the kapur tree (Dryobala…
Mango leaves (Mangifera indica L.) contain antioxidants such as flavonoids, polyphenols, tannins, triterpenoids, and quinones, which possess hepatoprotective activity. Antioxidant compounds can prevent, repair, or inhibit free radicals that may damage liver cells. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ethanol extract of mango leaves on the microscopic structure of the liver in white rats,…
The castor plant (Ricinus communis L.) plays a significant role in the economic sector; however, fungal pathogen infections often reduce its production. Trichoderma spp. is known as a beneficial biofungicide due to its high antagonistic ability in inhibiting the growth of fungal pathogens. This study aims to evaluate the antifungal activity of Trichoderma spp. against fungal pathogens infecting…
Rhamnaceae is a very useful medicinal plant. The member of the Rhamnaceae Family, namely Ziziphus spp. (bidara). Benefits of bidara for the community, namely: as a medicine for diarrhea, malaria, fever medicine, stomach pain medicine, for antidote to jinn and can also be used as an ingredient for making cosmetics. Many people do not know about the species of bidara plants, so it is necessary to…
Mango (Mangifera spp.) is a seasonal fruit with the largest fruit production and has high genetic diversity in Indonesia. Wild mangoes have economic value and great potential to produce high levels of antioxidants. Riau is known as one of the provinces that produces an abundant diversity of wild mangoes. The aim of this study was to determine the response characteristics of antidiabetic propert…
Hulu Kuantan District is one of the districts in Kuantan Singingi Regency, precisely located in the southwest. This district has the potential to have a diversity of medicinal plants. This study aims to inventory traditional medicinal plants in Hulu Kuantan District, Kuantan Singingi Regency. The benefits of this study are expected to be a source of information about medicinal plants in Hulu Ku…
The learning process has several learning components that must be present so that educational goals can be achieved. One component in learning is learning resources. One place in Riau that can be used as a potential local learning resource is the Riau University campus. The Riau University campus is one of the university areas, Pekanbaru City, Riau Province. This campus has many fruit gardens a…
Oil palm is a plantation crop that has an important role in the economy in Indonesia because palm oil is the main commodity that produces vegetable oil. Palm oil production in Indonesia in 2021 will reach 46.22 million tons and palm oil production in Riau province will reach 8.62 million tons. So that palm oil has become a plantation commodity that plays an important role in the economy in Indo…
The development of the era in the use of current technology requires educators to continue to develop skills and knowledge regarding the development of science and technology. Efforts made by educational units are to continue to improve the existing curriculum. Through the Regulation of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Number 12 of 2024, it states that the independent…
Baung pisang fish (Bagroides melapterus) is one of the fish with high eco-nomic value that found in Kampar River, Langgam District, Riau Province. The availability of genetic information baung pisang fish is still limited, but the popula-tion of baung pisang has decreased, especially baung pisang fish (B. melapterus) found in the Kampar River, Langgam District, Riau Province. This study aims to…
Moraceae is a family of plants often known as mulberry or fig tribe, that useful as food and medicinal plants. The Moraceae family is characterized by the presence of white sap and stipules that easily fall off leaving clear marks. Floristic studies of the Moraceae family in the Riau University area were carried out to collect data on the species diversity in the area as basic data for species …
Euphorbiaceae is one of the angiosperms, including diverse flowering plants and a wide distribution. This family is widely used as a medicinal plant, plays a role in industry, medicine, and agriculture and contributes to biodiversity in the plant world. This study aims to identify the diversity of plants from the Euphorbiaceae family based on morphological characters and phytochemical content i…
Malvaceae is one of the families within the order Malvales, capable of thriving in tropical and subtropical regions. The flowers in this family are perfect flowers as they possess both stamens and pistils in a single whorl (monadelphous). The Malvaceae family is widely utilized in traditional medicine to enhance the immune system. This study aims to identify the various species of the Malvaceae…
Propagation of kepok banana (Musa paradisiaca L.) using seeds from the parent plant is an obstacle for farmers to produce seeds in large quantities and uniformly. in vitro culture is one solution for propagating banana seeds. The growth rate of in vitro plants can be supported by the provision of plant growth regulators (PGR) of the cytokinin type such as 6-Benzyl Amino Purine (BAP). The purpos…
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is a type of bacteria categorized as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) because it is not dangerous to human health, so it has the potential to be a biopreservative. Naniura is one of the traditional Batak foods which involves a fermentation process in the manufacturing process and is thought to contain LAB . The aim of this research was to isolate LAB from Naniura j…