Indonesia merupakan negara tropis dan agraris dengan biodiversitas tumbuhan terbesar kedua di dunia, setelah Brazil. Kondisi iklim tropis dan suburnya tanah menjadikan wilayah Indonesia sebagai salah satu Kawasan pertanian yang diperhitungkan di wilayah asia tenggara. Salah satu sentra agribisnis di Jawa Timur adalah kota Batu, Malang. Kota ini dikenal sebagai Kawasan Agropolitan dengan tanaman hortikultura sebagai komoditas unggulan. Industri pertanian dan perkebunan di wilayah tersebut berhasil menopang ekonomi masyarakat sekitar. Namun demikian, permasalahan limbah pertanian organik sebagai produk samping dari pengembangan industri pertanian di kota Batu menjadi hal yang harus diperhatikan bersama. Salah satu alternatif pengelolaan limbah atau sampah organik tersebut adalah pengembangan eco-enzyme. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini berupa pembuatan sabun antiseptic berbasis eco-enzyme. Sabun antiseptic ini mengambil nama Mizella yang berasal dari kata Mizu dan Ella. Mizu dalam Bahasa Jepang berarti Air dan Ella dalam Bahasa Prancis berarti kecantikan dan keindahan. Berdasarkan hasil survei didapatkan hasil sebagai berikut, sebanyak 80% responden menyatakan aroma, busa, kelembapan, kesegaran, pada sabun organik sudah sangat baik, sebanyak 73.3% responden menyatakan warna, penampilan, busa pada sabun organik Eco-Enzyme sudah sangat baik, sebanyak 76.7% responden menyatakan kualitas pembersihan dan kekesatan pada sabun organik Eco-Enzyme sudah sangat baik, sebanyak 83.3% responden menyatakan kehalusan pada sabun organik Eco-Enzyme sudah sangat baik.
The liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) will be applied in this study using a deep eutectic solvent (DES) of choline chloride and ethylene glycol with a 1:2 molar ratio. The LLE process will compare the results of removing free fatty acids (FFAs) between single and multiple extractions. Rice bran oil (RBO) with various initial FFAs contents (5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and 60%, w/w) and γ -oryzanol (2%, w/w) are used in this study. Deacidification is carried out by mixing RBO with a certain level of FFAs and γ -oryzanol, a volume ratio of RBO: solvent (DES) = 1:2, and total extraction time in multiple LLE was 1200 min. (240 min./stage x 5 stage). It was obtained that the removal of FFAs in the single LLE are 10.04%, 23.28%, 13.43%, 17.55%, and 17.49%, respectively, while in the multiple LLE are 48.64%, 60.37%, 63.13%, 63.15%, and 41.79%, respectively, for RBO with an initial FFAs content of 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 60%, respectively. The losses of γ-oryzanol in the single LLE are 48.32%, 61.26%, 73.32%, 74.22%, and 89.59%, respectively, while in the multiple LLE are 87.16%, 95.58%, 99.14%, 99.77%, and 99.77%, respectively, for RBO with an initial FFAs content of 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 60%, respectively. Deacidification of RBO using DES in the multiple LLE removed FFAs 3.63 times higher than that in the single LLE. However, the losses of γ-oryzanol increased in the multiple LLE which is 1.43 times higher than that in the single LLE.
Cadmium (Cd) contamination is considered as one of the most important environmental and human health issues worldwide. The occurrence of Cd in air, water and soil is resulted from massive industrialization, uncontrolled agricultural system and anthropogenic activities in urban lives. The presence of Cd in soil threatens human health through food chain bioaccumulation, negatively affect soil quality and also reduce the productivity of agricultural crops. Foxtail millet ( Setaria italica L.) is an alternative cereal food that is highly tolerant to abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity. However, the mechanism underlying its response to the stress caused by heavy metals, such as Cd, remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the effects of Cd stress on morpho-physiological responses of the foxtail millet accession Buru Merah, cultivated using the hydroponic method. To this end, four levels of Cd concentrations (0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 µM in ABmix™ growth media) were applied for 4 weeks followed by morpho-physiological assessements, including plant height, root length, shoot and leaf number, panicle biomass measurements and chlorophyll content evaluation. Our results demonstrated that Cd stress perturbed the growth of foxtail millet on morpho-physiological parameters, particularly at the highest Cd concentration (1.5 µM). The negative effects of Cd stress included decrease in shoot length, root length, number of leaves and shoots, panicle biomass, and chlorophyll content. Furthermore, our findings showed that Cd stress affected the growth of foxtail millet in a concentration-dependent manner. Taken together, our findings might be useful for further development of strategies to increase plant tolerance to heavy metal stress and ensure sustainable food production. In addition, this study also demonstrated the importance of protecting nature from Cd contamination.
Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) is cultivated and consumed worldwide, including in Indonesia. It is used in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries, due to its high content of carotenoid (lycopene) compounds that have antioxidant and anticancer activities. In Indonesia, although several cultivars of tomato are cultivated, including Opal, Permata, Mutiara, and Rewako , studies on their genetic information are limited. Unpredicted climate change as well as heavy metal contamination, especially Pb pollution, has threatened Indonesian food security. Therefore, our study aimed to analyze the genetic diversity of the four local tomatoes using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers and to determine the growth responses of several local tomato genotypes under Pb stress. In this study, morphological responses to Pb, including plant height and root length were observed. The RAPD analysis showed that Rewako and Permata were distinct, whereas Opal and Mutiara were closely related, possessing 81.8% similarity. Pb stress influenced plant height and root length in the four tomato genotypes, with each genotype exhibiting different morphological responses than others. However, the closely related Mutiara and Opal genotypes demonstrated similar responses to Pb stress to Permata and Rewako. Our study demonstrates that RAPD are sensitive and efficient for elucidating the genomic profile of the tomato genotypes. In addition, our results suggest that genetic variation among tomato genotypes might influence the morphological responses against Pb stress.
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