PhD Student in Horticultural Sciences Yeyen Novitasari
About me
Yeyen Novitasari is a Ph.D. student in Horticultural Sciences at the University of Florida, specializing in plant biotechnology and metabolic engineering. Her research focuses on enhancing flower color and carotenoid content in marigolds (Tagetes spp.) through advanced tissue culture and genetic transformation techniques to support sustainable ornamental crop improvemen
Yeyen Novitasari is pursuing her Ph.D. in Horticultural Sciences at the University of Florida’s Mid-Florida Research and Education Center under the supervision of Dr. Alfred Huo. She holds a Master of Science in Agricultural Biotechnology from the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where she developed a strong foundation in plant tissue culture and molecular biology.
Her doctoral research focuses on optimizing plant regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation systems in African and French marigolds (Tagetes spp.) to enable genetic modification of ornamental traits, particularly flower color and carotenoid biosynthesis. Through biotechnology-driven approaches, she aims to develop new marigold varieties with improved aesthetic and nutraceutical values.
Yeyen’s broader interests include biodiversity conservation, sustainable horticulture, and the application of genomics and gene-editing tools for improving plant traits that contribute to agricultural resilience and environmental sustainability.
Degrees:
through indirect organogenesis. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant
(manuscript in press)
• Novitasari, Y., et al. (2023). Plant Collections of Bogor Botanical Gardens: Potential for
Cosmetics and Conservation. The Philippine Journal of Science, 153(3), 1211–1223.
• Hamidah., et al. (2023). Morphological and Taxonomical Positions of Annonaceae in
Indonesia. Journal of Biological Research and Its Application, 6(1), 1-11.
• Isnaini, Y., Novitasari, Y. (2023). Pitcher Formation of Nepenthes ampullaria and Nepenthes
rafflesiana on Modified In Vitro Media. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science
1255.
• Novitasari, Y. (2023). Etlingera in Bogor Botanic Gardens: Benefits and Conservation Status.
Journal of Biological Research and Its Application, 5(1), 1-7.
• Novitasari, Y. (2022). Molecular Characterisation of Hungarian White Waterlily (Nymphaea
alba L.). Master's thesis, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
• Novitasari, Y., Isnaini, Y. (2021). Propagation of Nepenthes Gracilis and Nepenthes
Reinwardtiana via Callus Induction. AGRIC, 33(2), 81-92.
• Isnaini, Y. et al. (2021). Gamma Irradiation Effects on Nepenthes ampullaria Traits. Journal
for Application of Isotopes and Radiation, 17(2), 113-118.