Judul: Analisis Usahatani Melon Apollo Berdasarkan Standar Operasional Prosedur (SOP) dan Non SOP di Kota Cilegon
Abstrak: Standard operating procedures (SOP) of cultivation melon apollo varieties constituting a form of rules in the activities of cultivation that the goal is to increase the productivity, based on uniformity fruit characteristics, and increase the income of farmers and the regions particularly in Cilegon. The objective of the study is to compare SOP application, to analyze input that affects the cost structure of farming which apply SOP and non SOP, and to analyze the income of melon farmer. The result showed productivity, income of both SOP and non SOP were siginificantly different at α 10 percent, but the value of R/C ratio between the SOP and non SOP having value not different. So that SOP of benefits against the productivity and income of farmers, so the SOP of the farming business to continue.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), SOP, melon varieties of apollo, income

Judul: Analisis pendapatan dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi produktivitas melon apollo di Kota Cilegon
Abstrak: Melon merupakan salah satu buah yang dibudidayakan di Kota Cilegon. Melon yang menjadi unggulan adalah melon apollo. Adanya fluktuasi produktivitas, serangan hama dan penyakit, harga benih yang mengikuti harga dollar serta tingginya biaya untuk tenaga kerja akan berpengaruh terhadap produktivitas dan pendapatan petani. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap produktivitas melon apollo di Kota Cilegon, mengidentifikasi struktur biaya, menganalisis pendapatan petani melon apollo dan menganalisis efisiensi usahatani melon apollo di Kota Cilegon. Metode penelitian yang digunakan ialah struktur biaya usaha tani, penerimaan usahatani, pendapatan usahatani, R/C rasio, dan power function. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa biaya tunai terbesar dikeluarkan untuk biaya tenaga kerja luar keluarga, sedangkan biaya tidak tunai atau diperhitungkan terbesar dikeluarkan untuk tenaga kerja dalam keluarga. Dengan luasan lahan rata-rata 0.28 Ha diperoleh rata-rata penerimaan tunai petani melon apollo sebesar Rp 41 619 063/musim tanam, rata-rata pendapatan atas biaya tunai Rp 13 572 178/musim tanam dan rata-rata pendapatan atas biaya total sebesar Rp 10 482 470/musim tanam. Usahatani melon apollo sudah efisien terlihat dari nilai R/C rasio atas biaya tunai sebesar 1.83 dan nilai R/C atas biaya total sebesar 1.47. Faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh signifikan terhadap produktivitas melon apollo adalah benih, pupuk kandang dan tenaga kerja.
Keyword: cost structure, factors of production, income, melon farming, R/C

Judul: Posisi Filogenetik Kura-Kura Carettochelys Insculpta  (Reptillia: Testudinata)
Abstrak: Carettochelys insculpta is an endemic freshwater turtle of southern Papua and northern Australia. Phylogenetic position of this turtle is remain unresolved until now. Most of the research conducted show close relationships of C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. However, some of the research show distance between C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. This research is conducted to analyze phylogenetic relationship between C. insculpta and other members of Testudinata using 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and both gene as markers. DNA samples were obtained from three different organisms of C. insculpta. Two species used as outgroups were Alligator mississippiensis and Iguana iguana. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using Neighbor-Joining method with Felsenstein 1981 (F81) modeltest. A polytomy tree of Testudinata was produced by using 12S rRNA gene. However, analysis using 16S rRNA and both genes as markers confirmed that C. insculpta was located between the Chelonidae and the Trionychidae family.
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