Judul: Productivity of Earthworms Type Lumbricus rubellus with Mustard Green Waste and Papaya Waste
Abstrak: Budidaya cacing dapat mengatasi masalah pencemaran lingkungan melalui pemanfaatan limbah pasar sebagai pakan cacing tanah. Sampah pasar yang banyak dijumpai adalah sampah sayur dan sampah buah. Pakan dari limbah pasar dapat menekan biaya produksi dalam budidaya cacing tanah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pengaruh pemberian pakan dari limbah sayur sawi dan buah pepaya terhadap produktivitas cacing tanah Lumbricus rubellus, produksi vermikompos, serta nilai ekonomi budidaya. Penelitian ini mengunakan eksperimen dengan rancangan acak lengkap, empat perlakuan dan tiga ulangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan berpengaruh nyata (P<0,05) terhadap bobot badan cacing, panjang badan cacing, dan produksi vermikompos. Bobot badan cacing tanah tertinggi pada perlakuan pakan dengan limbah pepaya (P400) sebesar 1,108 ± 0,128 g, panjang badan cacing tertinggi pada perlakuan P400 (9,367 ± 0,446 cm), dan produksi vermikompos yang menghasilkan degradasi limbah tertinggi pada perlakuan P400 (45,62%). Pemanfaatan limbah pepaya memberikan hasil yang terbaik terhadap pertambahan bobot badan dan panjang badan L. rubellus. Budidaya cacing tanah dapat memberikan nilai ekonomis dengan menghasilkan cacing tanah dan vermikompos., Worm cultivation can overcome environmental pollution problems through the use of market waste as feed for earthworms. Market waste that is often found is vegetable waste and fruit waste. Feed from market waste can reduce production costs in earthworm cultivation. This research was an experiment with completely randomized design, four treatments and three replications. The research aims to investigative the effect of feed with mustard green waste and papaya waste on the productivity of L. rubellus earthworms, vermicompost production, and economic value of cultivation. The results showed that the treatment had a significant (P<0,05) effect on body weight, body length, and vermicompost production. The highest body weight of the earthworm was in treatment with papaya waste (P400) of 1,108 ± 0,128 g, the highest body length of earthworm was in treatment P400 (9,367 ± 0,446 cm), and vermicompost production which resulted in highest waste degradation in treatment P400 (45,62%). The use of papaya waste gives the best result on body weight gain and body length of L. rubellus. Earthworm cultivation can provide economic value by producing earthworms and vermicompost.
Keyword: cow dung, Lumbricus rubellus, mustard green waste, papaya waste

Judul: Pertambahan bobot badan dan mortalitas cacing tanah Lumbricus rubellus yang mendapat pakan sisa makanan warung
Abstrak: Earthworm was detrivor animal could solve odor problem of organic waste, decreasing the organic waste and it's metabolic worth for fertilizer. The aims of this study were obtained earthworm's body weight gain and mortality in different level of treatment. The study was held from September 20th until 8th December 2005 at Non Ruminants and Prospective Animal Division, Department of Animal Production and Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Bogor Agricultural University. The experiment used Complete Randomized Design in four feeding level treatments consists of 1; 1.25; 1.5; 1.75 body weight earthworms. Each treatment had five replications which contained 2.3 grams earthworm aged two weeks old, length 3.25 cm. Observed variables were body weight, body weight gain and mortality. Data were analyze using ANOVA and tested using Polynomial Orthogonal to examine the differences among treatments. The results showed that feed levels affected the body weight gain but not the earthworm's mortality. Elevation feed increased body weight gain of earthworm but the treatment could accumulation of oil on bedding. Oil accumulation in bedding appear as uncomforted environtment to earthworms, thus the body weight gain reduce until negative value. Food restaurant waste can be used as earthwarm's meal but the bedding must be in large supply. Keywords: Lurnbricus rubellus, food restaurant waste, body weight gain, mortality
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Judul: Best Difference Equation Aproximation to Duffing 's Equation
Abstrak: Persamaan Duffing merupakan persamaan yang sering muncul sebagai model masalah sistem ayun mekanis atau pada masalah rangkaian listrik. Umumnya penyelesaian persamaan ini secara numerik memberikan hampiran dengan gala! yang tinggi, seperti dengan metode Runge-Kutta. Tulisan ini mengkonstruksi suatu persamaan beda untuk menghampiri persamaan Duffing tersebut. Penyelesaian dari persamaan beda ini melibatkan fungsi-fungsi eliptik Jacobi. Berdasarkan penyelesaian ini diperoleh basil bahwa penyelesaian hampirannya persis sama dengan penyelesaian analitiknya. Penyelesaian analitik yang diperolehjuga melibalkan fungsi-fungsi eliptik Jacobi.
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