Judul: Response of Growth and  Production of Corn  to The Combination of Various Types of Biological Fertilizer and NPK
Abstrak: Jagung (Zea mays L.) merupakan tanaman serealia penting ketiga di dunia. Namun, dalam proses budidayanya masih mengandalkan pupuk kimia sebagai sumber hara bagi tanaman. Penggunaan pupuk kimia yang terus menerus ini dapat berpotensi menurunkan produktivitas tanah. Pengaplikasian pupuk hayati dapat menjadi salah satu solusi untuk meningkatkan kesuburan tanah. Penelitian ini bertujuan mempelajari efektivitas kombinasi pemberian berbagai jenis pupuk hayati dan NPK terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi tanaman jagung. Penelitian dilaksanakan di KP Sawah Baru pada Desember 2023-Februari 2024. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah rancangan split-plot dengan faktor NPK sebagai petak utama yang terdiri dari dua taraf dan pupuk hayati sebagai anak petak yang terdiri dari 5 taraf. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pemberian jenis pupuk hayati berpengaruh nyata terhadap pertumbuhan dan komponen hasil jagung yang ditandai dengan peningkatan tinggi, diameter batang, kehijauan daun, bobot brangkasan, panjang tongkol, diameter tongkol, dan kemanisan jagung., Corn (Zea mays L.) is the third important cereal crop in the world. However, in the cultivation process it still relies on chemical fertilizers as a source of nutrients for plants. The continuous use of chemical fertilizers can potentially reduce soil productivity. The application of biofertilizers can be one of solution to increase soil fertility. This research aims to study the effectiveness of the combination of applying various types of biofertilizers and NPK on the growth and production of corn plants. The research was conducted in Sawah Baru in Experimental Station December 2023-February 2024. The experimental design used was a split-plot design with NPK factors as the main plot consisting of two levels and biofertilizer factors as subplots consisting of 5 levels. The results showed that the application of this type of biofertilizer had a significant effect on the growth and yield components of corn, which were characterized by an increase in height, stem diameter, leaf greenness, strand weight, cob length, cob diameter, and corn sweetness.
Keyword: corn, effectiveness, biofertilizer, NPK, combination

Judul: Response of Fertilizing B and NPK to the growth of sweet  corn plants (Zea mays L. Saccharata) on Dramaga Inceptisols
Abstrak: Jagung manis (Zea mays L. Saccharata) adalah salah satu tanaman pangan dan bahan baku industri di Indonesia dan dunia. Peningkatan produktivitas jagung manis dapat dilakukan melalui optimasi pemupukan nitrogen (N), fosfor (P), kalium (K) dan boron (B) merupakan hara makro dan mikro esensial yang dibutuhkan tanaman jagung untuk dapat tumbuh dan berkembang serta berproduksi secara optimal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kandungan B dan NPK dalam tanah dan tanaman serta pertumbuhan dan perkembangan jagung manis sebagai respon dari kombinasi pemberian pupuk mikro B dan NPK pada Inceptisol Dramaga. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan delapan perlakuan (B0S0, B0S1, B1S1, B2S1, B3S1, B1S2, B2S2, B3S2) yang terdiri dari empat taraf B (0, 9, 18, 27 kg/ha) dan tiga taraf NPK (0%, 75% dan 100% std). Perlakuan diulang kedalam empat kelompok menghasilkan 32 petak percobaan. Kombinasi pemberian pupuk B dan NPK signifikan meningkatkan B tersedia dalam tanah. Selain itu, pemberian pupuk B dan NPK meningkatka panjang daun, dan kadar B dalam tanaman serta mempercepat umur berbunga betina (silking). Pemberian 9-18 kg/ha B dan 75% NPK memiliki pengaruh positif yang relatif konsisten pada semua parameter agronomis yang diteliti. Perlu adanya penelitian lanjutan untuk melihat pengaruh pemberian pupuk B dan NPK terhadap produksi jagung manis pada tanah dengan kesuburan yang berbeda-beda, serta kombinasi waktu dan cara pemupukan B., Sweet corn (Zea mays L. Saccharata) is one of the staple crops and raw materials for the industry in Indonesia and globally. Increasing the productivity of sweet corn can be achieved through the optimization of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), and boron (B) fertilization, which are essential macro and micronutrients required for the optimal growth, development, and production of corn plants. This research aims to determine the content of B and NPK in soil and plants, as well as the growth and development of sweet corn in response to the combination of B and NPK micro-fertilizer application in Inceptisol Dramaga. The study utilized a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with eight treatments (B0S0, B0S1, B1S1, B2S1, B3S1, B1S2, B2S2, B3S2) consisting of four levels of B (0, 9, 18, 27 kg/ha) and three levels of NPK (0%, 75%, and 100% standard). The treatments were replicated into four blocks, resulting in 32 experimental plots. The combination of B and NPK fertilizer application significantly increased the available B in the soil. Additionally, B and NPK fertilization enhanced leaf length, and B content in the plants, as well as accelerate the female flowering age (silking). The application of 9-18 kg/ha B and 75% NPK showed a relatively consistent positive influence on all agronomic parameters studied. Further research is needed to examine the impact of B and NPK fertilizer application on sweet corn production in soils with varying fertility and explore the timing and methods of B fertilization
Keyword: Availability, boron, NPK, soil parameters, sweet corn

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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