Judul: Pengaruh perlakuan invigorasi terhadap viabilitas benih dan hasil padi (Oryza sativa L.)
Abstrak: Seed quality with high viability and vigor is an important factor to get high yield of rice. A research was conducted from April to August 2011 aimed to study the effects of invigoration treatments on seed viability and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.). The research consisted of laboratory experiment conducted in the laboratory of seed Science and Technology, IPB and field experiment conducted at Muara Research Station Bogor. A split - split plot design with three replications and three treatment factors i.e. variety, seed viability level, and invigoration treatment, was applied to the experiments. The variety treatment included an irrigated lowland varieties (Ciherang, Maro) and upland rice (Limboto). Seed with different viability levels were provided by applying rapid aging treatments of etanol vapour for 0 and 75 minutes. The invigoration treatments included 50, 100, 150 ppm of GA3 and 100, 150, 200 ppm of KH2PO4. The results indicated the invigoration treatment of KH2PO4 150 ppm could improve seed viability and vigor of rice seed significantly shown on varieties Ciherang and Maro, respectively. The invigoration treatments were also increased rice yield mainly due to the increase of the grain number per panicle.
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Judul: Pengaruh Perlakuan Invigorasi Pada Benih Yang Berbeda Tingkat Masak Terhadap Viabilitas Dan Vigor Benih, Pertumbuhan Tanaman, Dan Hasil Kacang Bogor (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt)
Abstrak: Bambara groundnut can be cultivated in marginal land, however, its productivity is low. In order to increase the productivity, high quality of seeds must be used. Two consecutive experiments were conducted in laboratory and field at Bogor Agricultural University from April to October 2010. Seeds of three maturity levels were harvested from farmer’s field in Sukabumi, April 2010. The seeds were dried down to 11.6% moisture content before being used. The objectives of the experiments were to evaluate effects of seed invigoration applied on bambara groundnut seeds of three maturity levels on seed vigor, plant growth, and yield. Laboratory experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design while field experiment was arranged in a completely randomized block design. In both experiments, two factors were applied, seed maturity and invigoration. There were three levels of seed maturity i.e. seeds harvested at 119, 122, and 125 days after planting (dap). Seed invigoration consisted of untreated, Rhizobium sp., matriconditioning, matriconditioning plus Rhizobium sp. Matriconditioning was conducted using ratio of seeds to carrier (burned rice hull) to water of 20:12:12 (g) for 3 days in air-conditioned room ca. 25 0C. Rhizobium sp. 0.3 g/100 g seeds was either applied on seeds just before planted or incorporated in matriconditioning. Results of the laboratory experiment showed that matriconditioning alone or matriconditioning plus Rhizobium sp. applied on seeds harvested at 122 daf or 125 dap improved seed vigor (speed of germination and index of vigor). However, there was no interaction occurred between the two factors in the field experiment. Seeds treated with matriconditioning plus Rhizobium sp. or harvested at 125 dap showed the best improvement in plant growth (plant height, number of leaves, number of branches) and yields (number and weight of pods).
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Judul: Closed Knight’s Tour pada Papan Catur Berbentuk Persegi Panjang dengan Ukuran Maksimal 8 × 8
Abstrak: Closed Knight’s Tour merupakan langkah kuda yang mengunjungi setiap kotak pada papan catur tepat satu kali dengan langkah kuda berawal dan berakhir pada kotak yang sama. Graf yang terbentuk dari closed knight’s tour dinotasikan sebagai graf G(m,n), dengan m adalah banyaknya baris dan n adalah banyaknya kolom. Graf tersebut memuat Hamiltonian cycle. Sebuah graf terhubung G adalah graf bipartite jika dan hanya jika graf tersebut tidak memiliki cycle dengan panjang ganjil. Papan catur yang memenuhi syarat cukup untuk memiliki closed knight’s tour adalah papan catur berukuran 5 × 6, 5 × 8, 6 × 6, 6 × 7, 6 × 8, 7 × 8, dan 8 × 8.
Keyword: bipartite, closed knight’s tour, hamiltonian cycle, knight’s tour, teori graf