Judul: Viabilitas Formula Konsorsium Bakteri Pelarut Fosfat dan Penambat Nitrogen dalam Talek Sebagai Bahan Pembawa
Abstrak: Pupuk hayati dalam bentuk konsorsium bakteri dalam bahan pembawa tertentu lebih efektif dalam memacu pertumbuhan tanaman. Dua isolat bakteri pelarut fosfat dan dua isolat bakteri penambat nitrogen telah diuji kemampuannya dalam melarutkan fosfat dan menambat nitrogen, serta diuji antagonismenya antar isolat. Hasil uji secara in vitro menunjukkan bahwa keempat isolat tidak bersifat antagonis satu sama lainnya. Isolat terpilih dari hasil uji pelarutan fosfat dan penambatan nitrogen, yaitu Serratia marcescens KAHN 15.12 dan Pseudomonas luteola A13 digunakan sebagai konsorsium bakteri dalam pembuatan formula. Pembuatan formula bakteri menggunakan bahan pembawa yaitu talek dengan penambahan CaCO3 dan Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). Uji viabilitas formula menunjukkan terjadinya penurunan jumlah sel bakteri setelah 2 bulan penyimpanan. Jumlah sel pada formula konsorsium KAHN 15.12 dan A13 turun sebesar 27%, tetapi masih menunjukkan kemampuan dalam melarutkan fosfat dan menambat nitrogen.
Keyword: Phosphate-solubizing bacteria, nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Judul: Formulasi Konsorsium Rizobakteria Pelarut Fosfat dengan Bradyrhizobium japonicum sebagai Pupuk Hayati dan Aplikasinya pada Tanaman Kedelai
Abstrak: Phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria were known for their ability to convert insoluble form of phosphate to the accessible form. The use of rhizobacteria as biofertilizer is one of the most promising biotechnologies to improve plant production. This study was conducted to formulate phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria (Bacillus sp. Cr and Pseudomonas sp. Crb) coinoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Bj) and appliance them to soybean plant as biofertilizer. Pikovskaya medium containing tri-calcium phosphate at concentration of 0.5% was used to measure P-solubilizing ability of tested strains. Results revealed that Crb1 is the most powerful P-solublizer using tricalcium phosphate as a P source. It was also observed decreasing in pH along with the increasing of amount of soluble P ranged from -0.96 to -0.42 from initial culture during 72 hours. Isolates of the rhizobacteria (Crb and Cr) were grown in media containing skim milk and molases prior to formulation in peat as a carrier material. The combination of three strains produced 4 packages of inoculants. Each packages was tested for their viability and effectiveness on soybeans in the field. The number of bacterial population after 9 months of storage ranged from 7.5 x 106 to 5.8 x 108 cfu gr-1 of peats. Field experiment showed that treatments designed as F1+NPK and F3+NPK were significantly increased soybean plant growth and mineral uptake compared to untreated control and better than NPK treatment. While F1+NPK and F2+NPK were able to increase soybean productivity.
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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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