Minggu, 13 Mei 2018

UTILIZATION OF VEGETABLE HYDROCOLLOID COMPOUNDS AS EDIBLE COATING MATERIAL TO EXTEND THE SHELF LIFE OF BANANAS MULI (Musa acuminata LINN.)

Desi Nurjannah
University of Muhammadiyah Parepare .
deshynoerjannah.agro13@gmail.com

Muh. Akhsan Akib
University of Muhammadiyah Parepare . akhsanbagus@yahoo.co.id
+6281343885978

Nur Ilmi
University of Muhammadiyah Parepare
ilmi_261008@yahoo.co.id

Abstract
The preserve quality, freshness and extending shelf life of fruit could be done by storing the fruits in the refrigerated room, pressurized room or by modifying the atmosphere of the room. However, this type of storage cost is quite expensive, therefore needed another solution that is fruit coating using edible coating solution made from vegetable hydrocolloids. The aims of this study were to determine the best materials type among the three types of vegetable hydrocoloid materials, namely extract Aloe vera leaves, extract Ceiba pentandra leaves and extract  Abelmoschus manihot leaves that are able to preserve the shelf life of M.acuminata fruit. This research use was a complete randomized design with four treatments, namely;  without edible coating, edible coating of extract Aloe vera leaves, edible coating of extract Ceiba pentandra leaves, and edible coating of extract  Abelmoschus manihot leaves, with three replications. The result showed that the lowest shrinkage percentage was found in edible coating of extract Aloe vera leaves with an average value of 3.43% and the highest was found in treatment without edible coating of 4.37%. At the end of observation the highest sugar content was obtained in edible coating of extract Aloe vera leaves of 20 oBrix while the lowest was in treatment without edible coating that was 16oBrix. In organoleptic test, panelists prefered edible coating of extract Aloe vera leaves with an value range of 4 or 5 equivalented with neutral or likes, and did not like of edible coating of wxtract Abelmoschus manihot leaves  with an value range of 3 or 4 equivalented with slightly dislike  or neutral. Based on the conducted observational, the edible coating of extract Aloe vera leaves was able to preserve the shelf life of M.acuminata fruit up to five days after harvesting.
Keywords : Edible coating; hydrocolloid ; shrinkage; sugar content; shelf life.

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Growth Analysis of  Jack Bean Inoculated with Acaulospora sp in Nickel-Contaminated Soil
Muhammad Akhsan Akib, Kahar Mustari, Tutik Kuswinanti, Syatrianti A. Syaiful.
Abstract— Growth analysis is a method to determine the response of plant phenotype to the environmental factors affecting the plant growth. The aim of this research was to analyze the growth of jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) inoculated with Acaulospora sp in nickel-contaminated soil. The study was conducted in the Nursery area of Vale Indonesia Corporate, Sorowako, with three treatments of Acaulosporasp isolated from different environments, namely indigenous Acaulosporasp, exotic Acaulosporasp and without Acaulospora sp. Results showed that jack bean inoculated with indigenous Acaulospora sp had value of average leaf area, leaf area index, net assimilation rate and relative growth rate are higher than those jack bean inoculated with exotic Acaulospora sp and without Acaulospora sp. The higher tolerance to environmental conditions with extreme nickel metal concentrations indicates potential of indigenous mycorrhiza that can be used as biological filter agent to promote plant growth.


Index Terms— Mycorrhiza, heavy metal, biological agent, photosynthesis.

Minggu, 28 Januari 2018

The Effect of Acaulospora sp on Canavalia ensiformis L Roots Growth at
Nickel Post-mine Land
Muhammad Akhsan Akib1, Kahar Mustari2, Tutik Kuswinanti3,*,
Syatrianty Andi Syaiful2.
1.  Graduate school, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, 90245, Indonesia, and Department of Agrotechnology Faculty of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishery, Muhammadiyah University of Parepare, South Sulawesi, 91131, Indonesia.
2.  Department of Agronomy Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, 90245, Indonesia.
3.  Department of Plant Pests and Diseases Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, 90245, Indonesia.
*   Corresponding author, phone: +62-8134256241, Fax: +62-411585162, postal address:  Department of  Plant Pests and Diseases Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, KM. 10,  Makassar, South Sulawesi, 90245, Indonesia, e-mail: koeswinanti@yahoo.com
Abstract
Plant root growth was greatly influenced by the chemical properties of the soil; therefore excessive heavy metals content in the soil will obstruct the growth of root. One alternative method to overcome this problem in nickel contaminated land is through application of indigenous microbial as biological agents. The aim of this research is to study the effect of Acaulospora sp as biological agents against the growth of Canavalia ensiformis root at nickel post-mining land in Sorowako, East Luwu district, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The research was carried out in nursery of PT. Vale Indonesia, from December 2016 until May 2017. Randomized block design (RBD) was selected to apply treatments application of native Acaulospora sp, exotic Acaulospora sp and without Acaulospora sp as the control. Isolation of native Acaulospora sp was carried out in the laboratory of Microbiology Research and Development Hall of Environment and Forestry of Makassar, South Sulawesi. The results showed that the application of native Acaulospora sp to Canavalia ensiformis in nickel post-mine land was able to increase the number of lateral roots from 20.07 up 28.83%; root length from 11.26 to 31.76%; volume of root 20.51%; dry weight root from 5.73 to 16.77% and root-shoot ratio from 3.44 to 30.18%. The result also showed that the native Acaulospora sp give effect on acceleration process of adaptation and increase the growth of Canavalia ensiformis roots as candidate of phytoaccumulator plants in the land with high nickel concentration are latest information from this research. Further identification of native strains Acaulospora sp with high tolerance to nickel will expand the horizons of research related to bioremediation process needed in the land post-mines as land post-mine nickel in Sorowako.

Keywords: Bioremediation, heavy metal, lateral root, mycorrhiza, phytoaccumulator, phytohormone. 

Minggu, 19 November 2017



REDUCING NICKEL IN SOROWAKO POST MINE AREA THROUGH APPLICATION OF MYCORRHIZA Acaulospora sp ON Canavalia ensiformis L
Muhammad Akhsan Akib1, Kahar Mustari2, Tutik Kuswinanti3*, Syatrianty Andi Syaiful2, Zahraeni Kumalawati4
1   Graduate school, Hasanuddin University, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
2   Department of Agronomy Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
3   Department of Plant Pests and Diseases Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
4   Department of Plantation, Polytechnic of Pangkep State Agricultural, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
*Corresponding author phone :Tel : +62-8134256241, Fax: 0411-585162, E-mail: koeswinanti@yahoo.com
Abstract: The heavy metal content in area post mine nickel Sorowako reached 14.200 mg.kg-1 and became limiting factor in plant growth. Phytoaccumulator plant of Canavalia ensiformis can be inoculated with arbuscula mycorrhiza to speed up reduction process. The aim of this research is knowing ability of mycorrhiza Acalauspora sp which inoculated on Canavalia ensiformis to reduce nickel, which prepared base on randomized block design with treatment of mycorrhiza Acaulospora sp, i. e: without inoculation of Acaoluspora sp (control); inoculation of indigenous Acaulospora sp; and inoculation of non-indigenous Acaulospora sp. The research conducted in Nursery PT. Vale Indonesia, Sorowako. The results showed that Canavalia ensiformis inoculated with indigenous Acalauspora sp can was increase accumulation of nickel in plant amounted by 7,91 to 11,68% with reduction rate ranging from 2,25 to 19,02 mg.kg-1.hour-1 and absorption efficiency of 3,19 to 10,10%. The nickel concentrations in Canavalia ensiformis increased of 1.40% to 2.54%, nickel concentration in root tissue was higher than other organs at age of 30 to 60 day after planting. This result indicated that indigenous Acaulospora sp could recommendation as biological agent that can help phytoaccumulator plant at nickel post mine area in Sorowako.
Keywords: biological agent, heavy metal, indigenous, phytoaccumulator.