Faculty of Animal Science UGM has produced Gama Umami grass, a kind of mutation of elephant grass that has been irradiated with gamma rays to produce grass superior to its parents.

The herbal plant is one of the local wisdom aspects belonging to the Indonesian people. Various herbal plants can be found in Menggoran Helmet, Bleberan, Playen, Gunung Kidul, Special Region of Yogyakarta.

Ketingan Hamlet, located in Tirtoadi Village, Mlati District, Sleman Regency, is considered an ecotourism hamlet. Since 1997, this hamlet has been known as the habitat for the Buffalo Egret (Bubulcus ibis).