Authors : Suaib Suaib; Nur Fajriani Suaib

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26May440

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Abstract : Different types of plant pigments affect how plants perform photosynthesis. The method uses chlorophyll, a pigment that transforms solar energy into chemical energy. This study employed a variety of croton leaf types—green, yellow, and red—as well as other materials like alcohol, filter paper, mortar, and other auxiliary equipment to determine the kinds of pigments found in leaves. Chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b, anthocyanin, and xanthophyll pigments are typically found in the many types of croton leaf that have been discovered. These pigments can be qualitatively evaluated by examining the colour of the pigments that break down on filter paper. Four types of crop plants were observed using paper chromatography: the Yellow Coconut variety, the Snake Fruit (Salaca edulis) of “Pondoh” variety, the Mango (Mangifera indica) “Harum Manis” variety, and the Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) or Anthocyanin Sweet potato variety. Retention Factor (RF) values are employed as an indicator to evaluate each plant's quantitative yield as a means of measuring the qualitative parameter. The RF of Yellow Coconut variety was 0.94 (high fertile), the RF of Snake Fruit of “Pondoh” variety was 0.92 (high fertile), the RF of Mango Harum Manis variety was 0.96 (high fertile), and the RF of Anthocyanin Swet potato variety was 0.99 (high fertile). This report is in the semi-quantitative parameter, but it still has to be converted to the complete quantitative value.

Keywords : Coconut, Mango “Harum Manis”, Paper Chromatography, Snake Fruit “Pondoh”, Sweet Potato.

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