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MORPHOLOGICAL, ANATOMICAL, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING SEED MATURATION OF SUGAR PALM (Arenga pinnata Merr.) Aswaldi Anwar; Dini Hervani; Dede Suhendra; Muhammad Parikesit Wisnubroto; Afrima Sari
Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026): Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research
Publisher : Association of Indonesian Forestry and Environment Researchers and Technicians

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59465/ijfr.2026.13.1.109-122

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Arenga pinnata (sugar palm) seeds are classified as seeds that have a long dormancy period. This dormancy can be influenced by the maturity level of the sugar palm fruit. This study aims to characterize the morphology and anatomy at various levels of fruit maturity and its relationship to the dormancy of sugar palm seeds. The research was conducted descriptively, involving data collection through morphological, anatomical, and physiological observations of sugar palm fruits and seeds randomly selected from productive sugar palms in Nagari Andaleh Baruh Bukik, Sungayang Subdistrict. The sampling technique was conducted through the purposive sampling method on 12 productive palm trees aged 10 years and above. The results showed that morphologically, there were changes in the color of the skin of the palm fruit to yellowish when it reached physiological maturity, as well as the texture of the hardened seed shell. Changes did not follow these changes in shell color and seed size. Physiologically, there is an increase in gibberellin hormone levels along with the increase in fruit maturity, and it continues to increase when entering the germination phase. Anatomically, the structure of the seed embryo does not show significant changes since the beginning of the fruit ripening. Based on this, there is a mutual relationship between the morphological and physiological characteristics of the dormancy of sugar palm seeds. The riper the palm fruit is, the harder the seed shell is, so the seed dormancy becomes longer and is known as morphophysiological dormancy.
Short Communication: Resistance of eleven new hybrid maize genotypes to Turcicum leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum) BUDI SETYAWAN; IRFAN SULIANSYAH; ASWALDI ANWAR; ETTI SWASTI
Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity Vol. 17 No. 2 (2016)
Publisher : Society for Indonesian Biodiversity

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Setyawan B, Suliansyah I, Anwar A, Swasti E. 2016. Short Communication: Antidiabetic screening of some Indonesian marine cyanobacteria collection. Biodiversitas 17: 604-608. Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) is a leaf disease caused by the fungus Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) Leonard and Suggs. In Indonesia, TLB was first discovered in North Sumatra in 1917 (Van Hall 1929), and now is found throughout Indonesia (Semangun 2008). Losses due to yield decrease will be greater when the plant is infected at the time of flowering and grain filling phase. Resistant varieties are the most effective way of controlling TLB. The purpose of this research was to test 11 new hybrid maize genotypes to determine the level of TLB resistance. The research was conducted in 2 season, usingrandomize complete block design, 3 replication and 2 control genotypes. Based on statistical examinations and CIMMYT (1999) scoring system, it could be concluded that 10 prospective genotypes (90.9%) which were SSU3X28871, SSU3X29131, SSU3X30735, SSU3X45172, SSU3X68276, SSUSX02791, SSUSX06145, SSUSX48274, SSUSX68849 and SSUSX76844 were significantly better than both control genotypes at LSD 5% (=0.05).
Plant soil seed bank analysis in wildfire former area of Mount Talang, West Sumatra, Indonesia Indra Dwipa; CHIKA SUMBARI; ASWALDI ANWAR
Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity Vol. 21 No. 1 (2020)
Publisher : Society for Indonesian Biodiversity

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d210120

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Abstract. Dwipa I, Sumbari C, Anwar A. 2020. Plant soil seed bank analysis in wildfire former area of Mount Talang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 155-160. Forest wildfire affects the ecosystems that live in it. One of them is plant ecosystem. One of forest wildfire occurred in Mount Talang, West Sumatra, Indonesia on February 1, 2018. This research aimed to study the soil seed bank that grew after wildfire in mount Talang. The sampling collection was done from former forest fire and natural forest. Germination of soil seed bank was conducted in the Laboratory of Seed Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and identification was conducted in Herbarium of Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia. Nested sampling was used in this study. Two natural forest and 2 former forest wildfire sites were used as sampling locations. Observation plot for sampling collection sized as 2 m x 2 m for sowing, 5 m x 5 m for stake, 10 m x 10 m for pole and 20 m x 20 m for tree. In plot, soil seed bank sampling was taken in 0-5 cm, 5-10 cm, 10-15 cm and 15-20 cm in depth. The result showed that 1 family and 14 plant-soil seed bank species were found in natural forest and 8 plant-soil seed bank was found in forest wildfire former area.
Variability, heritability, and performance of 28 West Sumatran upland rice cultivars, Indonesia AGUNG PRIMATARA MARWAN; ARIEF MUNANDAR; ASWALDI ANWAR; AUZAR SYARIF; P.K. DEWI HAYATI
Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity Vol. 23 No. 2 (2022)
Publisher : Society for Indonesian Biodiversity

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d230249

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Abstract. Marwan AP, Munandar A, Anwar A, Syarif A, Hayati PKD. 2022. Variability, heritability, and performance of 28 West Sumatran upland rice cultivars, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 1058-1064. The abundance of genetic diversity, especially local upland rice cultivars, makes an excellent opportunity to obtain local cultivars with the desirable character. The study aimed to assess the genetic variability and heritability of agronomic traits among local upland rice cultivars from West Sumatra. In this study, 28 local upland cultivars from West Sumatra were subjected to the analysis of variance. The research was conducted from November 2020 to April 2021 at the Research Station of the Faculty of Agriculture, Andalas University, Padang. The evaluation was conducted using a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replicates. Results showed variation in each agronomic trait, ranging from intermediate to tall in plant height, short to moderate in panicle length, low to moderate in the number of tillers, days to flowering and days to maturity, and light to moderate in grain yield. Plant height, number of tillers, days to flowering, and days to maturity were traits with high to moderately high GCV values and high heritability values. The number of tillers and days to maturity could be chosen as selection criteria for assembling superior varieties. Both traits performed high heritability estimates and significant genotypic correlation with grain yield.
Quality of sugar palm sap (Arenga pinnata) from various production centers in West Sumatra, Indonesia TUTY ANGGRAINI; ASWALDI ANWAR; DINI HERVANI; DEDE SUHENDRA; MUHAMMAD PARIKESIT WISNUBROTO; NOFLINDAWATI NOFLINDAWATI; ILHAM HAMIDI NASUTION
Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity Vol. 26 No. 2 (2025)
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Abstract. Anggraini T, Anwar A, Hervani D, Suhendra D, Wisnubroto MP, Noflindawati, Nst IM. 2025. Quality of sugar palm sap (Arenga pinnata) from various production centers in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 26: 859-860. Arenga pinnata is a palm tree that produces palm sap, which contains high sugar content and offers a sweet taste and bioactive components that function as antioxidants. These A. pinnata trees grow in West Sumatra, where sugar palm fruit and palm sap sugar are the main horticultural products. In this study, we investigated the quality of palm sap (A. pinnata) from various sap-producing regions thrive in West Sumatra, Indonesia, focusing on their color, total sugar contents, antioxidant activities, total phenolic contents, and Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) measurements. We compared palm sap sugar from the West Pasaman, Agam, Tanah Datar, Limapuluh Kota, South Solok, and Dharmasraya regions in West Sumatra. The color of palm sugar sap is vibrant yellow-red. The total sugar content ranges from 7-15.73%. The antioxidant activity of palm sap varies based on its concentration, with its total polyphenol content ranging from 46.32-499.32 mg GAE/g, highlighting the potential health benefits of palm sap. We also used the FTIR analysis to identify functional groups in the samples. This finding showed that the quality of palm sap found in West Sumatra varies in terms of quality. Based on its antioxidant content, MNJ A has the highest antioxidant activity, and TLM A has the highest total polyphenols. These results show that total polyphenols are not the only ones that contribute to the antioxidant activity of palm sap.
Karakterisasi Morfologis Pohon Aren (Arenga pinnata Merr.) di Kecamatan Talamau, Pasaman Barat Exel Valentino Zebua; Aswaldi Anwar; Armansyah
JURNAL AGROTEKNOLOGI UNIVERSITAS ANDALAS Vol 7 No 2 (2025)
Publisher : Jurusan Budidaya Pertanian Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Andalas

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/jagur.7.2.104-111.2025

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Sugar-palm is an industrial crop whose almost all parts can be utilized, potentially improving the wealth of the society and the national economy. Despite its great potential, the development of sugar palm in Indonesia is still low, so it is necessary to do breeding through exploration and morphological characterization of germ plasm. In Talamau, West Pasaman, sugar palm still comes from wild forest, there is potential for superior individuals that have not been optimally utilized. The purpose of this study was to obtain information on the character and germ plasm of sugar palm in Talamau, West Pasaman. The research was conducted in May-July 2024 in Talamau, West Pasaman. The method used was survey with descriptive data presentation. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The plants used as samples are plants that meet the specified criteria, namely having entered the generative phase and tapped by farmers. The results showed that there were 14 accessions of sugar palm trees in Talamau. From the accessions, the characters that have wide diversity are plant height, stem circumference, number of leaflets, leaflet length, male bunch distance, fruit diameter, fruit weight, and sap yield. While narrow diversity in the character of midrib length, rachis length, stalk length, number of female flower bunches, seed diameter, number of seeds, and soluble sugar content. Then based on cluster analysis, the accessions of sugar palm in Talamau are divided into two clusters separated by the surface character of palm fiber with a level of 0-35% dissimilarity.
Co-Authors , Giyanto . Giyanto Adhevin, Shadiq Octaryan Adib, Muhammad Adrinal Afrima Sari AGUNG PRIMATARA MARWAN Agus Sutanto Agus Zainul Arifin Agustian Agustian Alfi Asben Anwar Kasim Anwar Kasim Aprizal Zainal ARIEF MUNANDAR Armansyah Armansyah Armansyah Armansyah Atman Atman Atman Atman Atman Atman, Atman Aulia Aryanti, Nissa Auzar SYARIEF Auzar Syarif A’yun, Qurrata Benni Satria BUDI SETYAWAN CHIKA SUMBARI Dede Suhendra Dewi, Riska Kurnia Dewi, Yulia Dini Hervani Djoko Santoso Eka Susila elara resigia Endang Murwantini Etti Swasti Exel Valentino Zebua Fakhruzy Fakhruzy Fakhruzy Fakhruzy Fakhruzy, Fakhruzy Fri Maulina Giyanto . Halimatus Syahdia Hasibuan Hayati, PK Dewi Henny Puspita Sari Hervani, Dini ILHAM HAMIDI NASUTION Ilham Havifi Indra Dwipa Irawati Chaniago Irawati Irawati Irawati Irawati Irfan Suliansyah Itra, Novi Rahmat Kiki Yulianto KRISTINA, NILLA Mismawarni Srima Ningsih Mufti Gustrianda Muhammad Adib Muhammad Al Qudus Ibsanda Muhammad Iqbal Abdi Lubis Muhammad Parikesit Wisnubroto Nalwida Rozen Netti Herawati nFN noflindawati nFN Yusniwati Nisa Azzahra Gusviani Nizar Hanafiah Nasution NOFLINDAWATI NOFLINDAWATI Noflindawati Noflindawati Noprizal Noprizal Nova Suryani Novi Rahmat Itra P.K. DEWI HAYATI Prasetyo, Rival Pratama, Rafdi Prawinata, Pagil Rafdi Pratama Rahma Susila Rahman, Atzim Baitur Rahmi Azhari Ramadhan, Nugraha Ramadhani, Hanggraini Ramadhani, Lembayung Maghfira Raudha Thaib Rengga Septiadi Rita Hayati Rival Prasetyo Rivandi, Oktavia Sanna Paija Hasibuan Sari, Afrima Sari, Lusi Puspika Satriyas Ilyas Satriyas Ilyas SATRIYAS ILYAS Silitonga, Yusnita Wahyuni Silvadriyanto, Reihan Siska Efendi Sri Heriza Sudarsono Sudarsono Sudarsono Sudarsono, Sudarsono Sumbari, Chika Susila, Rahma Syafrimen Yasin Tetty CHAIDAMSARI Tuty Anggraini UJANG KHAIRUL Utami, Ami Sukma Wahyuni, Ony Tri Yanuar Yanuar Yulia Dewi Yusniwati Yusniwati Zahlul Ikhsan