A team of biologists from Universitas Padjadjaran has uncovered remarkable lichen diversity in the Cisanti pine forest, a vital ecosystem at the headwaters of the Citarum River in Bandung District, West Java. Their study, published in Biodiversitas, identified 23 species…
JATINANGOR, INDONESIA – In the global fight against antibiotic resistance, researchers from Universitas Padjadjaran have identified a potential new weapon from a natural source: the leaves of the Red Mangrove (Rhizophora stylosa). A recent study published in the HAYATI Journal of Biosciences reveals…
A new study published in Plant Science Today explores how altitude influences the microscopic leaf structures known as stomata, which regulate gas exchange and water use in plants. Researchers from Padjadjaran University and the University of Muhammadiyah Bengkulu compared monocot…
JATINANGOR, INDONESIA – An international team of researchers has published a comprehensive review addressing a critical challenge in sustainable agriculture: why beneficial microbes that show great promise as natural pesticides in the lab often fail to deliver the same results in…