Leather is a product obtained from animal skin through physical and chemical treatment. Animal skin production can have a negative impact on the environment, thus encouraging the development of synthetic leather-like materials. This research aims to isolate and identify wood-decay fungi that have the potential to produce mycelium-based leather and to determine the characteristics of their mycel…
Mango leaves (Mangifera indica L.) are a type of the plants that is often found and has many benefits. The compounds contained in mango leaves include flavonoids, alkaloids and saponins. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of administering ethanol extract of mango leaves on the blood profile of Wistar white rats. The study used a completely randomized design with treatments P0 (Co…
Mango leaves (Mangifera indica L.) are a type of the plants that is often found and has many benefits. The compounds contained in mango leaves include flavonoids, alkaloids and saponins. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of administering ethanol extract of mango leaves on the blood profile of Wistar white rats. The study used a completely randomized design with treatments P0 (Co…
High purin foods will increase uric acid and cause joints pain. Huge amount of food fat will increase cholesterol and potentially to cause cardiovascular disease. Long term used synthetic medicines to lower uric acid and cholesterol will have side effects, so herbal medicines are needed. The mango leaves use known contain flavonoid, alkaloid, saponin, steroid, and tannin compounds which can red…
Trichoderma sp. is a microorganism commonly utilized as soil biofertilizer, has antagonistic properties as a biocontrol agent against pathogenic fungi that it can be as a biofertilizer agent, plant growth stimulator and a decomposer organism, thereby reducing the use of chemical fertilizers. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers can cause environment and ecosystems damage. This study aims to ev…
Banana (Musa sp.) is one of the most popular fruits Indonesia showing various benefits and a great genetic diversity. Banana plants are inevitably threatened by plant pathogens particularly Fusarium oxysporum f.sp cubense TR4 (Foc TR4) causing Fusarium wilt disease. Purpose of this study was to analyze diversity of bananas in Pangean, Kuantan Singingi using morphological characters and SCAR m…
The Siak River is the main source of livelihood for fishing communities living around the river. The types of fish in the Siak River have decreased due to contamination from industrial and household waste. The study aims to determine the types of fish in the Siak River, so inventory activities were carried out. The research was conducted in November-February 2024, using the survey method. The r…
Rhizosphere bacteria are bacteria found in plant roots and have high diversity. Rhizosphere bacteria for plants play a role in increasing the availability of phosphorus and potassium in the soil through the mechanism of dissolving organic phosphate and potassium into soluble forms This study aims to isolate, characterize and test the phosphate and potassium dissolution of rhizosphere bacterial …
Myrtaceae is one of the major family of woody plants. This family has high morphological variation that can cause taxonomic problems. Stomatal characteristic is one of supporting evidence in taxonomic studies. This study aims to determine the taxonomic value of stomata in Myrtaceae species at Riau University area. Sampling was done using the exploration method. The methods used in stomatal prep…
Generative propagation of sugar apple has obstacles caused by the hard seed coat that inhibits the imbibition process and the seeds become dormant. Liquid organic fertilizer (LOF) can be used as a solution to break seed dormancy and the growth of sugar apple (Annona squamosa L.) seedlings. This study is conducted to determine the right concentration and soaking time of LOF, as well as to determ…
This research aims to produce a digital pocket book on the human digestive system material in class XI of high school that is suitable for use. The research was carried out at the Biology Education Study Program of FKIP UNRI, MAN 1 Pekanbaru, and SMAN 12 Pekanbaru from September 2023 to June 2024. This study uses Research and Development (R&D) research with the development model used is ADDIE w…
This research aims to produce high-quality STEM-based HOTS questions on Environmental Change material for class X SMA so that they are useful for improving students' critical thinking skills. This research was carried out in two places, namely the Biology Education Campus, FKIP, Riau University and SMA Negeri 2 Pekanbaru. This research was carried out from August to November 2023. The type of r…
Limbah organik kulit Nanas yang sudah menumpuk menimbulkan dampak negatif bagi lingkungan di sekitarnya. Limbah kulit Nanas mengandung 81,72% air, 20,87% serat kasar, 17,53% karbohidrat, 4,41% protein dan 13,65% gula reduksi. Dengan kandungan yang ada, limbah kulit Nanas berpotensi untuk direduksi dengan memanfaatkan larva lalat Hermetia illucens Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peng…
Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara tropis yang terkenal dengan berbagai macam keanekaragaman tanaman yang dapat digunakan sebagai obat-obatan. Penggunaan tanaman obat sebagai obat herbal dinilai lebih aman, karena efek samping dari obat herbal relatif kecil jika digunakan dengan tepat. Salah satu tanaman yang dapat digunakan sebagai obat yaitu tanaman bawang dayak (E. palmifolia (L) Merr.). …
Minuman es teh merupakan salah satu minuman yang paling banyak digemari oleh seluruh lapisan masyarakat di Indonesia karena memiliki aroma dan rasa yang khas serta mengandung banyak antioksidan. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan menjamurnya outlet atau pedagang minuman es teh di pantaran jalan sekitar kampus, yakni di Bina Krida, Bangau Sakti, Naga Sakti dan Soebrantas. Para pedagang tersebut menjual m…
Taman Wisata Alam (TWA) merupakan ekosistem hutan yang secara umum termasuk ke dalam tipe eksositem hutan rawa kering dan hutan dataran rendah, dengan luas kawasan sebesar 3,567,62 Ha. Kelestarian Taman Wisata Alam (TWA) Sungai Dumai mengalami tekanan yang disebabkan oleh berbagai aktivitas seperti pembangunan fasilitas rekreasi, kebakaran hutan, konversi kawasan secara ilegal menjadi lahan per…
Peat forests are one of the natural resources that play an important role in life, especially in storing biodiversity. Therefore, the floristic composition and current conditions of peat forests need to be studied to become basic information in peatland management strategies. This study aims to: i) analyze the floristic composition in two forest conditions with different levels of disturbance; …
The waters of Kuala Selat Village are located facing the Strait of Melaka but the waters of Belaras Village are adjacent to Pulau Cawan Village. The difference in the position of the two waters in the two villages is thought to affect the morphology of aquatic organisms, especially mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda). This study aimed to compare morphology characters of femal…
Nepenthes is one of the unique diversity in Indonesia. Nepenthes is able to live in nutrient-poor acidic soils such as peat. The uniqueness of Nepenthes lies at the tip of its leaves as a plant modification in meeting nutritional needs by forming pockets. Nepenthes is widely used by the community as a medicinal plant such as the leaves as antidysentery. Endophytic microbes are microorganisms th…
Senduduk is one of the species from the Melastomataceae family. Senduduk has a single leaf type with opposite positions, senduduk leaves have the potential to be used as medicinal plants. This study aims to characterize the anatomical structure and determine the distribution location of secondary metabolites in young and mature leaves of senduduk. The methods used were paraffin, paradermal, sto…