Judul: Pengaruh Pupuk Organik dan NPK terhadap Serapan Hara dan Hasil Jagung Manis di Latosol Dramaga.
Abstrak: Sweet corn cultivation carried out by farmers around Bogor commonly only use inorganic fertilizers without incorporating the corn stalks into the soil and used as animal feed. Cultivation as above continously can lead to decreased of soil organic matter. This trial was conducted to test the effectiveness of organic manure and NPK fertilizer on the growth and yield of sweet corn. This trial was conducted in IPB experimental station at Cikabayan from May 2014 until November 2014. Factorial randomized block design was used in this trial with two factors. The first factor was the organic manure with 3 levels of dosages, namely: O0 = 0 t/ha, O1 = 2.5 t/ha (6:25 kg/plot) and O2 = 5 t/ha (12.5 kg/plot). The second factor was the NPK fertilizer with 4 levels namely: P0 = 0%, P1 = 50%, P2 = 75% and P3 = 100% standard dosage of NPK. Standard dosage of NPK fertilizer consisting of urea 250 kg/ha, SP-36 150 kg/ha and KCl 200 kg/ha. Variables measured were plant height, weight of cob and dry biomass, nutrient uptake and Relative Agronomic Effectiveness (RAE). The results showed that treatment of NPK fertilizer increased crop height while main effect of organic manure did not significantly incrace. Treatment with a combination of organic manure and NPK fertilizer increased the weight of cob and dry biomass. NPK fertilizers influenced the uptake of N, K and dry biomass, but not significanly on the uptake of P. Acording to relative agronomic effectiveness showed that the application of organic manure could reduce the NPK fertilizer.
Keyword: Nutrient uptake, yield, organic manure

Judul: Efektivitas Pupuk Organik Granul terhadap Pertumbuhan, Produksi dan Kadar Hara NPK Daun Jagung Manis pada Latosol Dramaga
Abstrak: Latosol fertility is generally low due to low nutrient availability and organic matter content, so addition of anorganic fertilizer only will not provide optimal production of plants. Therefore, additional of organic fertilizer must be done. The objective of this research is to study the effectiveness of granulated organic fertilizer which was combined with standard fertilizer on the growth, production, and NPK contents of sweat corn leaves in Latosol Dramaga. The field experiment was conducted in the University Farm IPB, from Februari to August 2012. The nutrient content was analyzed in the Laboratory of Soil chemistry and Fertility, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB. The design of research was completely randomized block design with single factor, that was combination of anorganic fertilizer (standard) with organic fertilizer, which consisted of 7 treatments: control, standard, 50% standard + 100% organic (0,5S+1PO), 50% standard + 150% organic (0,5S+1,5PO), 75% standard + 100% organic (0,75S+1PO), 75% standard + 150% organic (0,75S+1,5PO), and 100% standard + 100% organic (1S+1PO). The result of the research showed that the granulated organic fertilizer increased of growth, production of corn, and nutrient content of corn leaves effectively. The two treatment combinations (1S+1PO) and (0,75S+1PO) showed the best performance, which was indicated by the weight of corn with huskcover and value of RAE i.e. 15,58 t/ha and 162,07% (1S+1PO), and 13,97 t/ha and 128% (0,75S+1PO), respectively. The effect of both treatment combinations above were higher than standard treatment (12,58 t/ha and 100%).
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Judul: Posisi Filogenetik Kura-Kura Carettochelys Insculpta  (Reptillia: Testudinata)
Abstrak: Carettochelys insculpta is an endemic freshwater turtle of southern Papua and northern Australia. Phylogenetic position of this turtle is remain unresolved until now. Most of the research conducted show close relationships of C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. However, some of the research show distance between C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. This research is conducted to analyze phylogenetic relationship between C. insculpta and other members of Testudinata using 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and both gene as markers. DNA samples were obtained from three different organisms of C. insculpta. Two species used as outgroups were Alligator mississippiensis and Iguana iguana. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using Neighbor-Joining method with Felsenstein 1981 (F81) modeltest. A polytomy tree of Testudinata was produced by using 12S rRNA gene. However, analysis using 16S rRNA and both genes as markers confirmed that C. insculpta was located between the Chelonidae and the Trionychidae family.
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