Judul: Mempelajari Cara Pembuatan "Puree" Kering Buah Melon (Cucumis melo L)
Abstrak: Buah melon (Cucumis me10 L) tergolong sebagai buah pendatang baru dibanding dengan semangka dan blewah. Seperti jenis buah lainnya , buah melon mempunyai sifat mudah rusak setelah dipanen. oleh sebab itu perlu penanganan lebih lanjut agar buah tersebut bisa niempunyai nilai ekonomis lebih tinggi .
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Judul: Pecah Buah pada Melon (Cucumis melo L.) dengan Budidaya Sistem Hidroponik.
Abstrak: Melon (Cucumis melo L.) merupakan komoditas hortikultura dengan permintaan terhadap kebutuhan ekspor yang tinggi dan sering dibudidayakan karena memiliki rasa enak dan mempunyai banyak kandungan gizi yang baik untuk kesehatan. Namun, penurunan kualitas dapat terjadi jika buah yang dibudidayakan mengalami pecah atau retak. Hal ini berdampak terhadap menurunnya kualitas secara penampilan sehingga tidak dapat dipasarkan. Oleh sebab itu diperlukan penelitian untuk mengetahui metode yang digunakan dalam menginduksi buah melon agar terjadi pecah buah pada sistem hidroponik substrat serta mengkaji pengaruh volume siram dan pangkas pucuk (topping) terhadap kejadian pecah buah melon pada sistem hidroponik substrat. Karakter tanaman meliputi tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, jumlah daun, jumlah ruas, jumlah bunga jantan, jumlah bunga hermaprodit, luas daun, dan posisi buah. Karakter buah yaitu bobot buah, panjang buah, diameter buah, tebal kulit, tebal daging buah, padatan total terlarut (oBrix), dan kelunakan buah. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu rancangan tersarang dengan empat ulangan, menggunakan dua varietas melon yaitu Alisha (V1) dan Glamour (V2). Faktor pertama adalah topping (T), T1=dipangkas dan T2=tidak dipangkas. Faktor kedua adalah penyiraman (W), W1 = volume penyiraman 250 ml hingga panen dan W2 = volume penyiraman sesuai fase pertumbuhan hingga panen. Data yang diperoleh akan dianalisis menggunakan analisis ragam. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa volume siram (watering) dan pemangkasan pucuk (topping) ini tidak menyebabkan terjadinya pecah buah secara langsung. Pemberian volume siram 250 ml sampai dengan panen memberikan pengaruh terbaik pada varietas Glamour terhadap peubah tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, jumlah daun, luas daun, umur berbunga hermaprodit, diameter buah dan ketebalan daging buah. Perlakuan topping hanya menunjukan pengaruh nyata terhadap jumlah ruas umur 6 MST pada varietas Alisha., Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a horticultural commodity with high demand for export needs and is often cultivated because it has a good taste and is nutritious. However, the fruit quality will decrease if it cracked and therefore could not be marketed. Hence, it is necessary to study the methods for inducing melon fruit to crack and understand the effect of water volume and toppings on fruit cracking in a hydroponic substrate system. Plant traits observed were plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, number of internodes, number of male flowers, number of hermaphrodite flowers, leaf area, and fruit position. Fruit traits were fruit weight, fruit length, fruit diameter, skin thickness, flesh thickness, total soluble solids ( oBrix), and fruit softness. The experimental design used in this study was a nested design with four replications, using two melon varieties, Alisha (V1) and Glamor (V2). The first factor is the topping (T), T1=trimmed and T2=untrimmed. The second factor is watering (W), W1 = volume of watering 250 ml until harvest, and W2 = volume of watering according to growth phase until harvest. The data obtained were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results of this study indicated that watering and topping did not cause fruit cracking directly. Applying a volume of 250 ml water volume until harvest produced the best effect on the Glamor variety on plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf area, hermaphrodite flowering age, fruit diameter, and fruit flesh
Keyword: pecah buah, irigasi tetes, volume siram, pangkas pucuk, varietas

Judul: Dog Ticks Infestation and Its Correlation to Tick-Borne Diseases.
Abstrak: Ticks infestation on dog could lead to itchiness, anemia, skin disorders, and tick-borne diseases, such as Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Besides dogs, Ehrlichiosis were known to be zoonotic. Pre-mature stage tick life cycle that occur outside its host, will enhance contacts between ticks and human. The study of ticks infestation and tick-borne diseases on the dog is necessary, because it has not a lot of information about the diversity, prevalence and degree of ticks infestation in Indonesia. Ticks survey, included ticks sampling and dogs blood test were performed at Animal Police Directorate Security Agency (Baharkam) and Atang Sendjaja Air Force (ATS). Meanwhile ticks sampling also data of cases of ticks infestation and diseases transmitted obtained from 21 veterinary clinics in Bogor, Jakarta and Bandung. All ticks samples stored in bottles containing 70% alcohol for identification. Blood tests performed for Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis diagnosis. The identification results of the 950 ticks samples that obtained from 97 dogs of Baharkam, ATS and veterinary clinics in Bogor, Jakarta and Bandung, showed only one ticks species, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. This ticks belong to three-host tick, which require three hosts to complete its life cycle. Each ticks stage need a host, either same dog (if it is in place there is only one or a few dogs), as well as different dogs. Research in Baharkam conducted on 81 dogs (53 males and 28 females). The prevalence of dogs infested by ticks was 67.90%. The percentage of male dogs that infested by ticks are larger (69.81%) than female (64.29%). Based on Chi-Square test, there was no relationship between sex and breed of dog with degree of ticks infestation. Generally dogs infested with mild infestation category (41.98%), meanwhile moderate category was 18.52%, 2.47% high and 4.94% very high. The dog’s body region that the most infested by R. sanguineus was dog's back. Probably these body regions were be preferred because they are less accessible for the dog to remove them with its paws. Collection of ticks with tick-drag on Baharkam grass field showed positive results on the field that was more often used to practice by dogs. The samples that obtained was larvae stage ticks with density 152 larvae on 215m2 area of the field. Adult stage ticks and several adult females which laying eggs on the cage wall were obtained in the dog kennels. Whole of male and female ATS dogs infested with ticks (14 dogs). In general, dogs infested with very high infestation category was 64.29%, compared by high degree category (21.43%) and moderate (14.29%). Ticks predilection were found mostly on the dog’s head – neck. On ATS grass field did not reveal any ticks, but positively inside the kennels. It happens probably because dogs are rarely released from the kennel, so that the ticks was did drop-off inside the kennel. The total cases of ticks infestation of dogs at Bogor, Jakarta and Bandung veterinary clinics in 2008 until June 2013 as many as 731 cases. In general, there was an increases of the ticks infestation prevalence at three cities in that range
Keyword: Anaplasma, Babesia, Ehrlichia canis, Rhipicephalus sanguineus