Judul: Keserasian Silang Ubijalar Berdaging Umbi Jingga  dengan lpomoea Trifida Diploid dan Hubungan Genetiknya  berdasarkan Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA  (RAPD)
Abstrak: Ubijalar merupakan salah satu tanaman pangan penting di dunia. Ubijalar berdaging umbi jingga merupakan sumber p-karoten yang murah. Meskipun banyak kegunaan tanaman ini tetapi informasi genetiknya masih terbatas yang disebabkan oleh adanya ketidakserasian silang dan tingginya taraf ploidi. Oleh karena itu studi genetika tanaman ubijalar sangat diperlukan. Tiga belas klon ubijalar hekspaloid berdaging umbi jingga yaitu 6063, 6088, Ciceh 32, G22, Joang, Prambanan, S138, TI, T2, T3,T4, T5, dan T7, sebagai tetua betina dan lpomoea trifida diploid berumbi putih sebagai tetua jantan, digunakan untuk menghasilkan ubijalar tetraploid melalui persilangan buatan.
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Judul: Kemampuan silang ubi jalar (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lamp.) berdaging umbi jingga dengan Ipomoea trifida Diploid
Abstrak: Ubi jalar berdaging umbi jingga mengandung karoten yang dapat berfungsi sebagai pembentuk vitamin A. Warna jingga pada ubi jalar dikontrol sejumlah gen dalam kromosom. Salah satu upaya untuk mempermudah mempelajari pewarisan warna jingga ubi jalar adalah dengan mengurangi jumlah kromosom melalui persilangan dengan kerabat liar diploid. Kerabat liar diploid yang digunakan adalah Ipomoea trifida. Penelitian ini bertujuan mempelajari kemampuan persilangan ubi jalar berdaging umbi jingga dengan Ipomoea trifida diploid. Klon ubi jalar yang digunakan sebagai tetua betina adalah T4, T5, G22, Joang, Prambanan, Ciceh 32, S138, B063, B088. Umur dan periode berbunga klon ubi jalar yang digunakan tidak sama. Klon yang paling cepat berbunga adalah T4 dan T5, sedangkan klon paling lambat berbunga adalah B063 dan B088. Klon T4, T5, S138, dan Joang berbunga lebat (lebih dari 500 bunga), sedangkan klon G22, B063, B088 berbunga sedikit (di bawah 100 bunga). Dari 9 klon tanaman ubi jalar yang digunakan sebagai tetua betina, hanya 7 klon berhasil membentuk kapsul berbiji. Klon paling banyak menghasilkan biji adalah S138. Keberhasilan perkecambahan sangat rendah berkisar dari 0-21 kecambah. Klon ubi jalar yang berpotensi sebagai tetua betina yang menghasilkan zuriat berumbi adalah $138, Joang, dan T5. Semua daging umbi zuriat hasil silangan berwarna kuning, sedangkan warna kulit umbi putih, merah muda, dan merah. Pengamatan preparat kromosom klon ubi jalar sebagai tetua betina, klon Ipomoea trifida sebagai tetua jantan, dan zuriat hasil silangan berturut-turut mempunyai 90, 30, dan 60 kromosom.
Keyword: Ubi Jalar, Jenis ubi jalar, Persilangan ubi jalar, klon ubi jalar

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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