Minyak atsiri, atau yang juga popular dengan nama essential oil, sangat terkenal dengan ciri khas aromatik yang kuat. Manfaatnya pun juga sangat banyak, mulai dari antiseptik, analgesik, antidepresi, hingga antijamur. Oleh karena itu, tidak mengherankan jika minyak yang bersifat volatil ini umum digunakan di berbagai bidang industri dan telah menjadi komoditas yang bernilai ekonomi tinggi. Pada tahun 2014–2015, tim khusus dari Kebun Raya “Eka Karya” Bali telah melakukan eksplorasi ke Gunung Batulanteh di Kabupaten Sumbawa dan Desa Sembalun di Kabupaten Lombok Timur. Melalui eksplorasi tersebut, ratusan aksesi tumbuhan berpotensi penghasil minyak atsiri berhasil dikoleksi. Buku ini merangkum sekaligus mendokumentasikan data-data ilmiah terkait tumbuhan tersebut. Berbeda dengan terbitan lain yang sejenis, buku ini memiliki keunggulan dalam menyajikan informasi ilmiah yang komprehensif, mulai dari deskripsi botani, kandungan senyawa kimia tumbuhan, proses penyulingan, hingga pengembangannya. Buku ini sangat cocok untuk dibaca berbagai kalangan, seperti peneliti, dosen, mahasiswa, serta praktisi dan penghobi minyak atsiri.

Physical dormancy is a typical kind of dormancy in Fabaceae species, including Gleditsia assamica. Physical dormancy is caused by the impermeability of the seed coat and can be alleviated, among others, by mechanical scarification. Previous studies on mechanical scarification effect on G. assamica seed focus only on its germination parameter without regard to its effect on seed water upatke. As germination is initiated with water uptake, current study aims to understand the treatment effect on both of seed water uptake and germination parameters. Tetrazolium dyeing and seed weight measurement trials were conducted to study the seed water uptake. Meanwhile, a germination test is conducted to investigate the treatment's influence on the seed germination parameters. This study shows that mechanical scarification can enhance G. assamica seed water uptake. The treatment was also significantly improve final germination percentage and germination speed index. This study result gives us a clearer understanding of the effect of mechanical scarification to alleviate G. assamica dormancy and germination, which will be advantageous to the species conservation and domestication efforts.

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Characterizations of Trichoderma sp. and its effect on Ralstonia solanacearum of tobacco seedlings. This study aims todetermine the molecular-based characteristics of Trichoderma sp. Tc-Jjr-02 and its effect as a biocontrol agent in protecting tobaccoseedlings against bacterial wilt caused by R. solanacearum. The characterization of biocontrol agents was based on morphologicaland molecular data’s observation using microscope and the key of determination. The in vivo experiments was consist of fivetreatments: (1) inoculation of Trichoderma isolates at six hours before R. solanacearum inoculation, (2) inoculation of Trichodermaisolates at six hours after R. solanacearum inoculation (3) simultaneous inoculation of Trichoderma isolates and R. solanacearum,(4) inoculated only with R. solanacearum, and (5) without any inoculation. The experiment was repeated six times. Based onBLAST’s analysis, the Tc-Jjr-02 sequence is in accordance with T. asperellum with 100% Query Cover. Inoculation of T. asperellumTc-Jjr-02 at six hours before and after and simultaneously with pathogens providing protection for young tobacco plants by slowingdown the time for the onset of blight by 100–162%, reducing the symptom index by 56–63%, and increasing the dry weight of plantbiomass by 39–53% compared to tobacco seeds which were only inoculated with R. solanacearum.

This study aims to determine the molecular-based characteristics of Trichoderma sp. Tc-Jjr-02 and its effect as a biocontrol agent in protecting tobacco seedlings against bacterial wilt caused by R. solanacearum. The characterization of biocontrol agents was based on morphological and molecular data’s observation using microscope and the key of determination. The in vivo experiments was consist of five treatments: (1) inoculation of Trichoderma isolates at six hours before R. solanacearum inoculation, (2) inoculation of Trichoderma isolates at six hours after R. solanacearum inoculation (3) simultaneous inoculation of Trichoderma isolates and R. solanacearum, (4) inoculated only with R. solanacearum, and (5) without any inoculation. The experiment was repeated six times. Based on BLAST’s analysis, the Tc-Jjr-02 sequence is in accordance with T. asperellum with 100% Query Cover. Inoculation of T. asperellum Tc-Jjr-02 at six hours before and after and simultaneously with pathogens providing protection for young tobacco plants by slowing down the time for the  onset of blight by 100–162%, reducing the symptom index by 56–63%, and increasing the dry weight of plant biomass by 39–53% compared to tobacco seeds which were only inoculated with R. solanacearum.