Judul: Diversity and Ecology of Begonia in the Nirmala Tea Plantation, Mount Halimun Salak National Park
Abstrak: Begonia merupakan salah satu dari enam marga tumbuhan berbunga terbesar yang tersebar dari daerah tropik hingga daerah sub tropik. Begonia mampu tumbuh dalam berbagai relung ekologi, dari dataran rendah sampai hutan pegunungan. Jenis tertentu dari marga Begonia dapat tumbuh di kebun teh sebagai tumbuhan bawah. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi keanekaragaman Begonia dan menganalisis hubungan faktor abiotik terhadap persebaran Begonia di Perkebunan Teh Nirmala. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan di Perkebunan Teh Nirmala, Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun Salak (TNGHS) dengan metode purposive sampling pada ketinggian 1070 dan 1500 m dpl. Sampel yang ditemukan di lapangan dibuat herbarium kering, kemudian diamati ciri morfologi dan diidentifikasi dengan mengacu pada hasil penelitian sebelumnya. Data ekologi yang diukur di lapangan dianalisis menggunakan Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) untuk mengetahui pengaruh faktor-faktor lingkungan terhadap keberadaan Begonia. Begonia yang ditemukan pada penelitian ini hanya satu jenis, yaitu Begonia cucullata dengan tiga varian dan ditemukan dengan dua cara hidup yang berbeda, yaitu hidup terestrial dan epifit. Ketiga varian berbeda pada warna batang, warna daun permukaan adaksial dan abaksial, bulu pada tepi daun, ada tidaknya daun pelindung, dan tipe tepi daun. Sebaran Begonia cucullata dipengaruhi oleh suhu udara dan kecepatan angin. Begonia cucullata varian 1 terestrial memiliki indeks nilai penting dan dominasi tertinggi di dua ketinggian lokasi penelitian, Begonia is one of the six largest flowering plant genera that spread from the tropics to the sub-tropics. Begonia is able to grow in a variety of ecological niches, from lowlands to mountain forests. Some species of begonias can grow in tea gardens as an understorey. This study aims to identify Begonia diversity and analyze the relationship between abiotic factors and the distribution of Begonia in Nirmala Tea Plantation. Sampling was carried out at the Nirmala Tea Plantation, Gunung Halimun Salak National Park (TNGHS) with a purposive sampling method at altitudes of 1070 and 1500 m above sea level. The samples found in the field were made herbarium, then observed morphological characteristics and were identified by referring to the results of previous studies. Ecological data measured in the field were analyzed using Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) to determine the effect of environmental factors to the existence of Begonia. Begonia found in this study is only one species, namely Begonia cucullata with three variants and found with two different habitats, namely terrestrials and epiphytes. The three variants differ in the color of the stem, the color of the adaxial and abaxial leaves, the indumenta on the leaf margin, the presence or absence of the stipula, and the type of leaf margin. The distribution of Begonia cucullata is influenced by air temperature and wind speed. Terrestrial Begonia cucullata variant 1 has the highest importance and dominance index at the two study sites.
Keyword: altitude, Begonia cucullata, environmental factors, three variants

Judul: The variety of Wild Begonia Species on Palutungan Hiking Trail, Kuningan Ciremai Mountain National Park
Abstrak: Begonia di Jawa Barat umumnya tumbuh di daerah pegunungan dan hanya satu jenis tumbuh di dataran rendah. Inventarisasi jenis-jenis Begonia di Jawa Barat sudah banyak dilakukan terutama di bagian selatan Jawa Barat, karena memiliki kontur yang berbukit-bukit dan sangat cocok sebagai habitat Begonia. Sedangkan bagian utara Jawa Barat masih belum banyak dieksplorasi, salah satunya adalah Gunung Ciremai. Data keragaman jenis Begonia di Gunung Ciremai belum banyak diketahui, oleh karena itu perlu dilakukan penelitian terhadap keragaman jenis Begonia di Gunung Ciremai. Selain itu perlu dilakukan pendataan terhadap habitat dan iklim mikro dimana spesimen ditemukan. Oleh karena itu, telah dilakukan penelitian di Keanekaragaman jenis Begonia di Gunung Ciremai dengan tujuan untuk mendata jenis-jenis Begonia liar yang terdapat di Jalur Pendakian Gunung Ciremai serta menganalisis iklim mikro, habitat dan keterkaitannya dengan keberadaan Begonia liar. Metode yang dilakukan adalah dengan menjelajahi sepanjang jalur pendakian dan mencatat jumlah dari setiap jenis yang dijumpai, juga beberapa parameter kondisi iklim mikro di lokasi penelitian. Data keanekaragaman yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan menggunakan indeks Shannon-Wienner dan INP, sedangkan data iklim mikro dianalisis dengan Principal Component Analysis (PCA) menggunakan software minitab 16. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat empat jenis Begonia di jalur pendakian Gunung Ciremai, yaitu Begonia multangula Blume, Begonia areolata Miquel, Begonia robusta Blume, dan Begonia isoptera Dryand. Keempat jenis tersebut tumbuh pada kisaran suhu tanah 16℃ – 20℃, pada ketinggian antara 1200 mdpl sampai 2200 mdpl. Jenis Begonia yang paling banyak di jumpai adaah B. areolata yang tumbuh pada ketinggian 1700 mdpl – 2000 mdpl., Begonia in West Java generally grows in mountainous areas and only one type grows in the lowlands. Inventory of types of Begonias in West Java has been done mainly in the southern part of West Java, because it has hilly contour and is very suitable for Begonia habitat. While in the northern part of West Java has not been widely explored, one of which is Ciremai Mountain. The data of the diversity of Begonia species on Ciremai Mountain is not widely known, therefore it is necessary to conduct a research on the diversity of Begonia species in Ciremai Mountain. In addition, it is necessary to collect data on the habitat and microclimate in which the specimens are found. Therefore, research has been conducted on the diversity of Begonia species in Ciremai Mountain with the aim to record the species of wild Begonias found in the Ciremai Mountain hiking trails as well as analyze the microclimate, habitat and its association with the existence of wild Begonias. The method is to explore along the hiking trails and record the number of each species encountered, as well as some parameters of the microclimate conditions at the research sites. The diversity data obtained was analyzed using the Shannon-Wienner index and INP, while the microclimate data was analyzed by the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) using Minitab software 16. The results showed that there are four species of Begonia in the hiking trails of Ciremai mountain, they are called Begonia mutangula Blume, Begonia areolata Miquel, Begonia robusta Blume, and Begonia isoptera Dryand. The four species grow in the soil of temperature range
Keyword: B. areolata, B. isoptera, B. multangula, B. robusta, Ciremai Mountain

Judul: Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan Composite Coating on Stainless Steel 316 to Improve Corrosion Resistance
Abstrak: Metals that were used in bone implantation should have good corrosion resistance that were not easily corroded when implanted into the body. Metal corrosion resistance of stainless steel 316 can be enhanced through the metal coating by hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite with composition ratio of hydroxyapatite (gram) and chitosan 3% (mL) 0.2:0, 0.2:0.1, 0.2:0.5, 0.2:1.0, and 0.2:1.5. Besides improving the corrosion resistance of metal, the presence of chitosan also maintain the position of hydroxyapatite on metal surfaces. Corrosion resistance increases with increasing amount of chitosan added and the best composition of hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite was 0.2:1.0.
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