The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM) began its Biotechnology Seminar series with a presentation by Prof. Hideaki Nojiri from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. In his presentation, he introduced the latest screening technology capable of revealing the presence of new aromatic degraders and hidden interactions between bacteria in the environment.

Prof. Nojiri emphasized that the behavior of bacteria in nature cannot be understood from a single strain alone, but through microbial consortia working synergistically. The research, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, shows how bacterial communities collaborate to degrade hazardous compounds such as pyrene, opening significant opportunities for the development of bioremediation technology. read more

The Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), successfully organized a Biotechnology Seminar on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the Venture Room, AGLC Building, 6th floor. The seminar, which took place from 09.00–11.30 WIB, featured four biotechnology experts from various prestigious institutions in Japan.

The event was attended by several leaders and lecturers from the Faculty of Agriculture, including Prof. Ir. Jaka Widada, M.P., Ph.D., as the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture; Mgs. Muhammad Prima Putra, S.Pi., M.Sc., Ph.D., as the AGLC Manager; and Desi Utami, S.P., M.Env.Sc., Ph.D., as the Head of the Undergraduate Program in Agricultural Microbiology and the moderator for the event. read more

The series of activities for the ACIAR HORT/2019/164 research project entered its third day with a field visit agenda. Following two days of intensive symposiums in Yogyakarta, participants were invited to directly observe citrus cultivation conditions in Purworejo Regency, Central Java, as part of efforts to understand the real challenges of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease at the farmer level.

The first visit was to a citrus nursery at CV Mitra Bibit, Kemiri District, where participants could observe the citrus seedling production process and discuss HLB prevention strategies with farmers and field technicians from the early stages of cultivation. The discussion highlighted the importance of using healthy and tolerant rootstock, as well as implementing orchard sanitation standards to reduce the risk of disease spread. read more