Judul: Pengaruh Pelapisan Chitosan terhadap Fisiologi Pascapanen Buah Apel (Malus sylvestris L.)
Abstrak: Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pelapisan chitosan terhadap fisiologi pascapanen buah apel (Malus sylvestris L.). Percbaan terdiri atas dua bagian dengan dua faktor yang disusun secara faktorial dalam rancangan acak kelompok lengkap (RAL) dengan tiga ulangan. percobaan pertama faktor varietas yaitu varietas Rome Beauty, Anna dan Manalagi; dan faktor pelapis chitosan yaitu kontrol, 0,5%, 1% dan 1,5% b/v. Pada percobaan kedua terdiri atas faktor varietas yaitu Anna dan Manalagi dan faktor pelapisan chitosan yaitu kontrol dan 1,5% b/v.
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Judul: Pengaruh Pelapisan Kitosan terhadap Daya Simpan dan Kualitas Buah Pepaya (Carica papaya L.).
Abstrak: Pepaya merupakan buah klimakterik dengan daya simpan yang rendah. Pemberian pelapis pada buah pepaya Callina dapat memperpanjang daya simpan dengan tetap mempertahankan kualitas buah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh penggunaan kitosan sebagai bahan pelapis alami terhadap daya simpan dan kualitas buah pepaya. Penelitian dilaksanakan bulan Desember 2016 sampai Juni 2017. Percobaan dilaksanakan di kebun Mekarsari, Kecamatan Rancabungur, Kabupaten Bogor. Pengujian pascapanen di Laboratorium Pascapanen, Departemen AGH IPB. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Kelompok Lengkap Teracak (RKLT) satu faktor yaitu konsentrasi kitosan dengan tiga ulangan. Parameter yang diukur adalah umur simpan, laju respirasi, susut bobot, kekerasan kulit dan daging buah, padatan terlarut total, asam tertitrasi total, dan kandungan vitamin C. Pelapisan kitosan dapat memperpanjang umur simpan pepaya Callina dengan menekan laju respirasi. Pelapisan kitosan 0,25%, 0,5%, 0,75%, dan 1% menghasilkan umur simpan hampir sama dengan umur simpan rata-rata 11 Hari Setelah Perlakuan (HSP) dan dapat memperpanjang daya simpan buah selama 3 HSP dibandingkan dengan kontrol. Pelapis kitosan dengan taraf konsentrasi yang berbeda tidak mempengaruhi mutu fisik dan kimia buah.
Keyword: kitosan, kualitas fisik, kualitas kimia, laju respirasi

Judul: Characteristic of Overshooting Top (OT) Based on  Himawari  8  Satellite  as  a  Convective  Cloud  Feature  that  Generates  Extreme Weather in the Java Island Region
Abstrak: Overshooting Top (OT) is a feature at the top of a convective cloud that is associated with extreme weather. Research on OT in tropical Indonesia is still very limited. The existence of geostationary satellites with wide area coverage and fast frequency observations is useful for observing the fast dynamics of the OT life cycle. Therefore, this study intends to analyze the relationship between OT and extreme weather, updraft and thermodynamic conditions of OT when extreme weather occurs, the best objective method for detecting OT in the day time and night time, and the spatiotemporal distribution of OT in the tropical region of Java Island during the 2018-2021 period. Based on visual analysis using visible channel and Himawari 8 sandwich products, 87% of extreme weather events in Java were accompanied by the appearance of OT. It indicates that the presence of the OT pattern is a convection cloud pattern or feature that is closely related to extreme weather events for the Java Island region. The existence of a time lag between the appearance of OT and extreme weather events on Java Island indicates that the OT of convection cloud can be used as a precursor or nowcasting for the appearance of extreme weather. Most of the convective cloud OT features during extreme weather events on Java Island have altitude that were only able to exceed the altitude of the equilibrium level and few were able to exceed the tropopause level of 9 km – 16 km. The difference in atmospheric conditions during extreme weather events on Java Island, which is in the tropics and subtropics, is a strong and unstable convective energy condition characterized by a larger CAPE, as well as unstable KI, LI, SI and TTI values. It is offset by kinematic factors in the form of a weak vertical wind shear (bulk wind shear 0-6 km) and a higher freezing point height. The difference between extreme weather events in the Java Island region and other tropical regions compared to subtropical regions is the strong updraft speed of convection clouds. The IRW Texture COMB algorithm based on the IRW-Texture Gradient modification and the COMB algorithm shows a significant increase in quality for detecting OT and non-OT pixels in Java. Rainy days with rainfall > 50 mm/day are very common in areas with an altitude of > 500 m. On the other hand, the level of convection activity which is indicated by the presence of OT and lightning is significantly reduced in this area. OT of convective clouds appear more frequently during the DJF season and less frequently during the JJA season. OT often appears during the day time and rarely at night time. Most OTs appear in the central part, away from the south and north coasts of Java Island during the day, while OTs that appear near the south and north coasts of Java Island can appear in the morning or afternoon.
Keyword: convective clouds, extreme weather, Overshooting Tops, Himawari 8 Satellite