Judul: Karakterisasi dan Evaluasi Keragaman Genotipe Semangka Lokal
Abstrak: Characterization is one of the first phases of plant breeding activities of watermelon. The process will trigger the appeareance of genetical diversity of the plants. The information regarding the genetical diversity of the observed characteristics is worthwhile the next phases of the breeding process. The experiment intends to achieve information of genetical diversity and directs for future research of the relations between the genetic relationship between watermelon genotype based on the level dissimilarities. The experiments has been implemented at the University Farm Leuwikopo, Bogor Agricultural University from October 2014 until January 2015. The experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design with 8 genotypes of the exploration result and 1 genotipe for comparison. The diverse result of the analysis concludes that the test genotypes have certain effects to the observed characteristics. The characteristics of the weight of the fruit, length of the fruit, thickness of the pericarp, the total soluble solid of flesh, the day of flowering, and the harvest day have a high broad sense heritability predictive value. The character of the length of pedicel and the perimeter of fruit have medium broad sense heritability predictive value. Based on the hedonic test, genotype Bengkulu 3 was the only preferred by the panelist due to its color, scents, texture, and the taste of the fruit characteristics. The result of cluster analysis conclude that genotypes originated from same origin generally will be grouped to the group of same genetic relationship.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University, cluster, exploration, genetic relationship, hedonic, heritability

Judul: Studi Genetik Beberapa Karakter Agronomi pada Terung (Solanum melongena L.)
Abstrak: Eggplant breeding has not been done intensively despite available high genetic diversity, and increased public interest, so it is an opportunity and a challenge to be able to assemble a variety with proper breeding methods. Evaluation on genetic diversity, heritability and correlations between characters in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) conducted in Kediri, East Java, in January - August 2012 used 30 genotypes collection of PT. BISI International Tbk from Indonesia (8 genotypes), Philippines (5 genotypes), 15 genotypes from China and India (2 genotypes), arranged in Randomized Complete Block Design with 3 replications. The results showed that there was phenotypic variability among 30 eggplant genotypes derived from several source populations. Genotypes from India showed different characters in the age of flowering, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight and number of fruits per plant. There were characters which had high broad sense heritability with high genetic advance i.e. fruit length (92.84%, 43.3%), fruit diameter (68.71%, 45.12%), fruit weight (86.18%, 52.77%), and the number of fruits per plant (62.74%, 47.77%). There were 14 positive and 8 negative significant correlation coefficiens between the main characters. Based on principal component analysis (PCA), combination of PCA I and PCA III gave 42.92% of variability, it separated genotypes into 3 groups, i.e. BEPA05 in group I, BEPE97 in group II and 28 genotypes in group III. . Full diallel cross by Griffing method I made on 8 genotypes (BEP 01, BEP04, BEP 06, BEP 08, BEP 10, BEP11, BEP 12) to test the general combining ability, specific combining ability and genetic parameter. The experiments were performed used 64 genotypes consisted of 28 F1, 28 F1R and 8 parents, used Randomized Complete Block Design with 3 replications in November 2012 - April 2013. Characters of flowering age, harvesting age and fruit weight per plant was affected by the action of a dominant gene because it had specific combining ability value (SCA) higher than the general combining ability (GCA). Plant height, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit hardness, weight per fruit and number of fruit per plant characters expression was influenced by additive gene action because it had GCA higher than SCA. BEP 04 genotypes have relatively more consistent with SCA and GCA values higher than other genotypes. No interaction of genes on the performance of the characters because the value of b (Wr, Vr) were not significantly different from 1 except fruit weight and number of fruit per plant. The genes distribution for the traits studied unequal on each parents. Fruit length and fruit hardness were controlled by at least one group of genes. Fruit diameter, weight per fruit and number of fruit per plant at least two groups of genes, flowering and plant height were controlled by at least three groups of genes. Harvesting was controlled by at least four groups of genes and the weight of fruit per plant was controlled by at least 5 groups of genes. Broad sense heritability of all the characters were high (h2BS > 50%). All characters had high heritability narrow sense except days to flowering (27%), harvesting (49%), and weight of fruit per
Keyword: eggplant, full diallel analysis, genetic parameters, hybrid evaluation, phenotypics

Judul: Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan Composite Coating on Stainless Steel 316 to Improve Corrosion Resistance
Abstrak: Metals that were used in bone implantation should have good corrosion resistance that were not easily corroded when implanted into the body. Metal corrosion resistance of stainless steel 316 can be enhanced through the metal coating by hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite with composition ratio of hydroxyapatite (gram) and chitosan 3% (mL) 0.2:0, 0.2:0.1, 0.2:0.5, 0.2:1.0, and 0.2:1.5. Besides improving the corrosion resistance of metal, the presence of chitosan also maintain the position of hydroxyapatite on metal surfaces. Corrosion resistance increases with increasing amount of chitosan added and the best composition of hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite was 0.2:1.0.
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