Judul: Hama dan Penyakit Tanaman Pohpohan (Pilea Trinervia Wight) di Kecamatan Taman Sari, Kabupaten Bogor
Abstrak: Pohpohan (Pilea trinervia) is one of important indigenous vegetables. Pests and diseases on pohpohan have not been studied. The aim of this research was to study pests and diseases of pohpohan, management of pests and diseases, and cultivation practice which has been conducted at two villages in Bogor. Interview using structured questionnaire was done on 20 farmers. Field observation at two different locations by taking 10 plants diagonally with total of 20 pohpohan plants in once observation was carried out thereafter, identification, taking pests and disease on plant sample, collection and data analysis were conducted. There were not insect pests on sampled plants. Symptoms of pest were found on leaf such as shot leaf hole caused by famili Noctuidae, leaf chunks caused by famili Acrididae, and leaf white spot caused by famili Cicadellidae. Diseases of pilea were stem rot caused by R. solani Kuhn. Leaf spot caused by Phyllosticta sp.. Antrachnose caused by Colletotrichum sp.. There was no specific measures to control plant pests and diseases. Pilea was cultivated in agroforestry system under pinus and damar stand
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University, agroforestry, attack symptoms of insect, indigenous vegetables, pests and diseases, pohpohan

Judul: Pertumbuhan Setek Batang Pohpohan (Pilea trinervia Wight.) pada Umur Tanaman, Bagian Batang, dan Media Tanam yang Berbeda
Abstrak: Pohpohan (Pilea trinervia Wight.) is one of indigenous vegetables that grows in the mountain areas of West Java. Pohpohan in large quantities and in a short time can be done with cuttings of vegetative propagation, but it has not been developed at this time. The research was conducted at the Center for Tropical Horticulture Studies Experimental Field Tajur, Bogor, from January to July 2013. The research consisted of two experiments. The first experiment was to obtain the plant age of pohpohan that was good for the growth of stem cuttings pohpohan and the second experiment was to obtain the stem and growing media that was good for the growth of stem cuttings pohpohan. Treatment on first experiment was stem cutting pohpohan 3, 4, 5, and 6 months. Treatment of pohpohan 4 month showed the best of number of leaves and the increase of stem length. Stem cutting pohpohan 4 months on first experiment was gaved a treatment for second experiment, that was part of stem (tips, central, and base) and growing media (topsoil, rockwool, combination 1:1 of husk and compost, and vermicompost). There were 5 cuttings per treatment and 3 replications in this way a total was 720 cuttings. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Completely Block Design factorial.. The cutting pohpohan 4 month of stem tips were the best grown in husk and compost media with 11 number of leaves and 3.94 cm the increase of stem length. The cutting pohpohan of central stem were the best grown in husk and compost with 11 number of leaves and 2.67 cm the increase of stem length. The cutting pohpohan of base stem were best grown in husk and compost with 12 number of leaves and 2.38 cm the increase of stem length.
Keyword: rockwool, indigenous, husk, compost

Judul: Membran Komposit Kitosan-Zeolit untuk Aplikasi Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Abstrak: Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is a fuel cell that utilize methanol as the fuel source. The electrolyte membrane used in the DMFC system in this research was chitosan-zeolite composite membrane. The composite membrane was synthesized with chitosan-zeolite composition variation of 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, and 2:1. The membranes were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) and scanning electron microscope, and for the specific gravity. Membrane performances were tested with methanol uptake, methanol permeability, conductivity, and potential difference in the DMFC system. The FTIR spectrum showed no formation of new functional groups inducating that the composite membrane was a result of physical mixing. Morphological analysis showed that the membrane was nonporous. Chitosan-zeolite 1:3 composite membrane had the highest specific gravity and methanol uptake, 1.4226 g/mL and 41.44%, respectively. The highest proton conductivity was showed by the 1:2 chitosanzeolite composite membrane, namely 7.2946× 10-7 S/cm. Based on this research results, chitosan-zeolite composite membrane can be applied in DMFC system.
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