Judul: Evaluasi Pemberian Unsur Hara Besi pada Kandungan Asam Amino dan Mineral dalam Biji Jagung
Abstrak: Besi diserap oleh tumbuhan dalam bentuk ion fero (Fe2+) dan Fe-kelat. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi pemberian pupuk berbasis nanomagnetit (Fe3O4) 25 ppm dan pupuk komersial Fe-kelat 250 ppm pada kandungan proksimat, asam amino, serta mineral dalam biji jagung. Asam amino ditentukan menggunakan kromatografi cair kinerja tinggi dan mineral ditentukan menggunakan spektrofotometri serapan atom. Data diolah menggunakan uji anova satu arah untuk membandingkan kedua jenis perlakuan. Perlakuan Fe-kelat dapat meningkatkan kandungan total asam amino 32% dan total mineral 86% pada biji jagung secara signifikan dibandingkan dengan kontrol. Perlakuan nanomagnetit dengan konsentrasi lebih rendah juga terbukti meningkatkan kandungan total asam amino sebesar 18% dan total mineral 29% pada biji jagung secara signifikan jika dibandingkan dengan kontrol berdasarkan uji anova.
Keyword: asam amino, besi, Fe-kelat, mineral, nanomagnetit

Judul: RANDABUNGA.Nanomagnetit Berbasis Asam Askorbatuntuk Memacu Suplai Hara Fe dan Pertumbuhan Jagung.
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi efek penggunaan nanomagnetit untuk memacu suplai hara Fe dan pertumbuhan jagung(Zea mays). Nanomagnetit (Fe3O4) disintesis menggunakan metode hidrotemal dari FeCl3·6H2O sebagai sumber besi, NaHCO3 sebagai sumber basa, dan asam askorbat yang berperan sebagai reduktan melalui metode hidrotermal. Berdasarkan hasil uji difraksi sinarx, nanomagnetit memiliki ukuran rata-rata 32.50 nm. Hasil uji spektroskopi sinarx energi dispersif menunjukkan nanomagnetit terdiri atas unsur Fe (95.45%), oksigen (2.88%), dan karbon (1.67%) yang mengindikasibesi dan oksigen merupakan komponen utama nanomagnetit. Hasil analisis menggunakan mikroskop pemindai elektronmenunjukkan partikel nanomagnetitberukuran 35.73 nm dan berbentuk bulat. Nanomagnetit dengan konsentrasi terendah (25 ppm) meningkatkan pertumbuhan tanaman jagung serta bobot basah dan bobot kering hasil panen jagung secara nyata dibandingkan dengan perlakuan yang lainnya.Nanomagnetit dengan konsentrasi tinggi mengurangi pertumbuhan dan hasil panen jagung yang kemungkinan disebabkan oleh efek racun dari Fe. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pemanfaatan nanomagnetit dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan efisiensi penggunaan pupuk Fe.
Keyword: asam askorbat, hidrotermal, jagung, nanomagnetit, pupuk nano

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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