Practitioners Lecture On Growth Regulating Substances at The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Tidar Magelang

M.Si. as Vice Dean for General Affairs and Finance, Faculty of Agriculture, Tidar University and instructor of the Growth Regulatory Substances course. Apart from that, there were also members of the team teaching for the Growth Regulatory Substances course, Muzayyanah Rahmiyah S.P., M.Sc. There are 50 students who attend lectures directly in class and 100 other students attend lectures via the links provided online.

Explained by Prof. Dr, Kumala Dewi MSc.St as a resource person about various plant hormones, the function of each hormone and the mechanism of action of hormones in the process of growth, development and resistance of plants to various stresses, both biotic and abiotic. Regarding efforts to mitigate global climate change which results in impacts on agriculture such as increasing the intensity of sunlight, reducing the availability of ground water, the emergence of pests and plant diseases which can disrupt the growth, development and yield of food crops, it is stated that by understanding the work of hormones, efforts can be made for plants that can tolerate various stresses. For example, rice plants that accumulate cytokines can produce more grain due to changes in panicle architecture and an increase in the ability of the grain (in this case the grain) to obtain photosynthetic. In addition, tobacco plants that are able to produce more cytokines are more drought tolerant because they delay leaf senescence.

Students who took part in the lecture were quite enthusiastic in asking several questions during the presentation of the material. Apart from that, there were several quiz questions given to students and students who answered correctly received prizes/mementos from the presenters. At the end of the lecture, one of the student representatives also expressed his thanks for receiving the lecture material on phytohormones and growth regulators. Thanks were also conveyed by Dr. Tri Suwarni Wahyudiningsih, S.Si., M.Si. regarding the lecture material that has been presented. Apart from that, through this lecture it is hoped that students will gain a more detailed understanding of plant hormones and the methods that can be applied to modify plant growth and development. It is hoped that this knowledge about phytohormones and growth regulators can be applied in an effort to obtain plants that are tolerant to various stresses due to global climate change. The presentation of lecture material on phytohormones and growth regulators also supports two of the 17 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), namely Zero hunger (Goal 2) and Climate Action (Goal 13). The lecture session ended with a group photo between the speakers, namely Prof, Dr. Kumala Dewi MSc.St., lecturer in the Growth Regulatory Substances course at the Faculty of Agriculture, Tidar University, namely Dr. Tri Suwarni Wahyudiningsih, S.Si., M.Si. and Muzayyanah Rahmiyah S.P., M.Sc. as well as all students who take this course.