Judul: Analisis interaksi batang bawah dan batang atas pada okulasi tanaman karet
Abstrak: Salah satu masalah dalam sistem okulasi pada tanaman karet adalah inkompatibilitas antara batang bawah dengan batang atas, yang baru dapat dideteksi beberapa tahun setelah tanaman menghasilkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari interaksi berbagai batang bawah dengan batang atas dari klon karet yang sama berdasarkan data pertumbuhan yaitu tebal kulit asli dan lilit batang, kandungan sukrosa, fosfat inorganik (Pi), tiol dan magnesium (Mg)lateks, polimorfisme pola pita protein dan isoenzim tertentu pada daunlserum lateks batang atas.
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Judul: Hubungan antara ciri tanaman muda dengan kemampuan produksi beberapa klon karet
Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mencari ciri tanaman karet yang dapat dijadikan indikator penduga produksi pada tanaman muda melalui hubungan antara ciri tanaman dengan produksi dan untuk mempelajari pemakaian alat Scanning Electron Microscope dalam mengidentifikasi beberapa ciri tersebut. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Balai Penelitian Perkebunan Sungei Putih untuk pengukuran ciri tanaman: diameter batang, tebal kulit dan produksi, sedangkan pemeriksaan ciri-ciri lain, yakni: partikel karet dalam pembuluh lateks dilakukan di Laboratorium Biologi Sel Balai Penelitian Tanaman Pangan, Bogor. Klon karet yang digunakan terdiri dari tiga kelompok klon yaitu, kelompok klon produksi rendah, kelompok klon produksi sedang dan kelompok klon produksi tinggi. Pohon contoh adalah tanaman karet umur 1.5 tahun sejak tanam di lapang. Pengamatan produksi lateks dilakukan empat kali menggunakan metoda testateks timbang, partikel karet diamati mengikuti metoda yang dilakukan Waykin et al memakai alat Scanning Electron Microscope Model S-430, HITACHI. Pada saat tanaman karet berumur 1.5 tahun di lapang, terdapat hubungan nyata dan positip antara diameter batang dan partikel karet dalam pembuluh lateks dengan produksi. Alat Scanning Electron Microscope dapat digunakan untuk pengamatan pembuluh lateks dan partikel karet yang terkandung di dalamnya, sehingga alat ini dapat membantu dalam penentuan potensi produksi klon baru pada periode awal pertumbuhan tanaman karet. Disarankan agar mengadakan penelitian lebih lanjut mengenai pemakaian Scanning Electron Microscope dalam hal usaha mengidentifikasi klon-klon baru.
Keyword: Agronomic characters, Rubber production, Rubber

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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