Judul: Penelaahan pengaruh allelopati pohon gamal (Gliricidia maculata) terhadap tanaman jagung (Zea mays) dan kedelai (Glycine max)
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mempelajari beberapa masalah allelopati dari pohon gamal terhadap tanaman jagung dan kedelai. Untuk mencapai tujuan dilakukan dua macam percobaan yaitu percobaan perkecambahan dengan menggunakan cawan petri di Laboratorium serta percobaan pertumbuhan dan produksi tanaman dengan menggunakan pot di rumah kaca. Parameter-parameter yang diamati pada percobaan perkecambahan adalah berat total kecambah, tinggi kecambah, berat akar kecambah, panjang akar primer, jumlah akar seminal, persentase kecambah dan waktu perkecambahan benih jagung dan kedelai. Sedangkan parameter-parameter yang diamati pada percobaan pertumbuhan dan produksi tanaman adalah biomassa kering tanaman, tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, biomassa kering akar tanaman serta produksi biji kering dari jagung dan kedelai. Panjang daun, lebar daun dan berat tongkol kering khusus diamati untuk tanaman jagung. Jumlah cabang dan jumlah polong khusus diamati untuk tanaman kedelai. Larutan bagian-bagian pohon gamal digunakan sebagai medium perkecambahan di Laboratorium. Percobaan perkecambahan menggunakan rancangan Fak­ torial Acak Lengkap. Kombinasi perlakuan terdiri atas tiga faktor, dan ulangan tiga kali. Faktor kesatu adalah bagian pohon gamal yang dilarutkan kedalam air suling yaitu serasah serta akar, kulit dan daun gamal yang masih segar. Faktor kedua adalah cara pembuatan larutan gamal yaitu diekstrak dan direndam. Sedangkan faktor ketiga adalah kadar larutan gamal, yaitu 0%, 5% dan 10%.
Keyword: Zea mays;, Glycine max;

Judul: Pengaruh Allelopati Beberapa Jenis Gulma Pada Tingkat Konsentrasi yang Berbeda Terhadap Pertumbuhan dan Produksi Kedelai (Glycine max (L.) Meer.)
Abstrak: I'enelitian terdiri dari dua percobaan yang dilakukan di rumah kaca Cilia hay an dan Laboratorium Teknologi Benih, Leuwikopo. Percobaan pertama benujuan untuk mempelajari pengamh jenis ekstrak gulma terhadap perkecambahan kedelai. PerIakuan terdiri dari tiga taraf konsentrasi yaitu 10 dl, 15 dl, 20 gll dan air sebagai kontrol. Percobaan ini menggunakan Rancangan huak tengkap dengan tiga ulangan. Percobaan kedua menggunakan Rancangan -1cak Kelompok bertujuan untuk melihat pengaruh allelopati ekstrak bahan kering gulma (A. uuttyzvides, C. rotundus, B. alata) pada konsentrasi berbeda terhadap pertunlbuhan dan produksi kedelai. Jenis bahan ekstrak gulma terdiri dari tiga taraf konsentrasi yaitu 10 dl, 15 gll, 20 g/l dm air sebagai kontrol.
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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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