Judul: Determining Oil Palm Plantation Potential Location Using Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation (Case Study Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra Province)
Abstrak: Indonesia has the potential land to grow oil palm plantation and currently being the largest producer of crude palm oil (CPO). Satellite remote sensing data is very potential to be used in studies of forest conditions and plantation, because remote sensing data gives current and accurate information. Sumatra Island, especially Musi Banyuasin regency is one of area that has potential for oil palm plantation development. The objective of this research is to determine the potential location of oil palm plantation development by considering bio-physical criteria such as climate suitability, land condition, and accessibility in Musi Banyuasin regency, and to evaluate the suitability map of oil palm plantation that obtained compared with existing plantation in Musi Banyuasin regency. The Method of this research is based on multi criteria decision making by implementing GIS model technology using spatial multi criteria evaluation that will determine location of oil palm plantation potential. Each criterion and alternatives should be evaluated and weighted using pairwise comparison method to determine the best location for oil palm plantation potential in Musi Banyuasin Regency. Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis using Spatial Multi Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) in finding the best location for oil palm plantation succeeded to choose Sungai Lilin Sub-District as the best location for oil palm plantation development. Sungai Lilin Sub-District has the total suitability area of 62,246.37 Ha or 20.30% of Musi Banyuasin area. Based on the calculation area and percentage of suitability map and existing oil palm plantation indicated that area Highly Suitable (S1) for development plantation area is 306,612.42 ha or 21.23% of Musi Banyuasin regency and for the existing plantation area is 223,699.66 ha or 15.49%.
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Judul: Identifikasi Kenampakan Kelapa Sawit dan Produktivitasnya Melalui Sistem Informasi Geografis (Studi Kasus PT. Perkebunan Nusantara VIII Cimulang, Bogor)
Abstrak: Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jack.) is an important commodity in Indonesia and still has a high development prospects. In 2011 there was a positive development at the national oil palm industry especially from the increase in production, export, and price developments. The CPO production is expected in 2011 around 23.5 million ton, with exports at 16.5 million ton, while the average price of CPO in 2011 is estimated at U.S. $ 1125 per ton. In 2011 Malaysia had reached total 5 million hectares of oil palm plantations. Malaysian oil palm production in 2011 increased 11.3% to 18.91 million tons from 16.99 million tons in 2010 (GAPKI, 2012). The efforts to improve oil palm productivity relate to many factors, such as land characteristics and its management. The lack of effectiveness management of oil palm plantations can decrease productivity of oil palm. Technologi spatial information like Remote Sensing and GIS is a current technology that may handle spatial data. These technologies can help business management such as object identification and pattern analysis of agricultural system. Identification oil palm can be conducted using a particular image, while GIS may help to analyse its pattern, so that this research’s aim were to recognise oil palm and its productivy regarding to its management. PT. Perkebunan Nusantara VIII Cimulang is one of Indonesia State Owned Enterprise engaged in management of oil palm. The results of image interpretation, ALOS AVNIR-2 showed that the PT. Perkebunan Nusantara VIII Cimulang had a variety of ages oil palm plant, that reflected from the green color and texture differences in the appearance of image. The spatial analysis result showed the highest productivity was found on the flat areas, while the lowest productivity was found in undulating region. The highest productivity oil palm was located on (Aquic) Humitropept while the lowest productivity of land was located at Typic Haplohumult. The highest productivity of oil palm was occurred at a location with fertilise dosage of 2005, while the lowest productivity was occurred at a location with fertilize dosage of 2004. From the statatistic of variance, the variatian of fertilization rate did not significantly affect the productivity of oil palm. So far, implementing of high rate of fertilization would consequently lead to high costs, but this did not give maximum profit for oil palm productivity as there was no significantly different production between the high rate and low rate of fertilization.
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Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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