Judul: Evaluasi Pemberian Unsur Hara Besi pada Kandungan Asam Amino dan Mineral dalam Biji Jagung
Abstrak: Besi diserap oleh tumbuhan dalam bentuk ion fero (Fe2+) dan Fe-kelat. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi pemberian pupuk berbasis nanomagnetit (Fe3O4) 25 ppm dan pupuk komersial Fe-kelat 250 ppm pada kandungan proksimat, asam amino, serta mineral dalam biji jagung. Asam amino ditentukan menggunakan kromatografi cair kinerja tinggi dan mineral ditentukan menggunakan spektrofotometri serapan atom. Data diolah menggunakan uji anova satu arah untuk membandingkan kedua jenis perlakuan. Perlakuan Fe-kelat dapat meningkatkan kandungan total asam amino 32% dan total mineral 86% pada biji jagung secara signifikan dibandingkan dengan kontrol. Perlakuan nanomagnetit dengan konsentrasi lebih rendah juga terbukti meningkatkan kandungan total asam amino sebesar 18% dan total mineral 29% pada biji jagung secara signifikan jika dibandingkan dengan kontrol berdasarkan uji anova.
Keyword: asam amino, besi, Fe-kelat, mineral, nanomagnetit

Judul: Nanomagnetit Terdispersi Polivinil Pirolidon sebagai Penyuplai Besi pada Tanaman Jagung
Abstrak: Jagung merupakan tanaman pangan yang bermanfaat sebagai bahan baku industri pangan, pakan ternak, dan nabati. Kebutuhan jagung di Indonesia meningkat setiap tahunnya. Salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan produktivitas jagung adalah dengan menambahankan pupuk berukuran nano. Studi sebelumnya menunjukkan bahwa nanomagnetit (Fe3O4) dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan vegetatif dan generatif tanaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi efek penggunaan nanomagnetit terdispersi polivinil pirolidon pada pertumbuhan. Nanomagnetit disintesis dari FeCl3, sukrosa, dan urea dengan metode hidrotermal pada suhu 200 ˚C selama 12 jam. Perlakuan diberikan pada usia 18 hari setelah tanam, dilakukan empat kali dengan interval 7 hari. Tambahan nanomagnetit 25 ppm mampu meningkatkan pertumbuhan, tetapi hasil yang diperoleh tidak nyata dibandingkan kontrol dan nanomagnetit 0 ppm, 10 ppm, dan 50 ppm. Pemberian NM-10 secara nyata mampu meningkatkan biomassa tanaman jagung.
Keyword: Fe3O4, hidrotermal, jagung, nanomagnetit, polivinil pirolidon

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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