Judul: Penguatan Kapasitas Pengolah Sagu Tradisional untuk Mendukung Diversifikasi Pangan di Maluku
Abstrak: Traditional sago processors have an important role in the development of sago in Maluku which aims not only to increase income of sago processors, but also to support food diversification in Maluku and Indonesia. In fact, traditional sago processors still have many problems to produce sago products which suited for consumer. Sago products are generally traditional products that have been known for a long time, such as sagu lempeng, bagea , and serut that less able to compete with other food products primarily made from wheat. It caused sago consumption declining day by day. For this, efforts are needed to improve capabilities of the traditional sago processors by strengthening their capacity. Strengthening the capacity could be achieved if it is really in accordance with their actual conditions, both their socio-economic conditions and capacities level at this time. Research objectives were: (1) to describe socio economic profile and capacities level of traditional sago processors, (2) to analyze the relationship between capacities and productivity and income of traditional sago processors, and (3) to make a design of extension strategy for strengthening capacity of traditional sago processors. Research was conducted in the Districts of Central Maluku and West Seram from January 2012 until April 2012. Sample size was 204 households of sago starch processing which determined from population (416 households) by Slovin formula with degree of error 5% and drawn by simple random sampling method using name list of traditional sago processor. Socio economic profile and level of capacities of traditional sago processor were described with descriptive and simple statistic. Spearman correlation was used to analyze the relation between variables, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the dominant factors influencing the capacity and to know fit empirical research model. The result showed that social economic profile of traditional sago processors were in good conditions to support capacity strengthening; their generally in productive age, high motivation to do business, and still have social and culture values of sago. Personal capacity was in medium category where no business plan, still have many unsolved problems, didn’t have a good match with consumer’s taste, and promotion never been done. Business capacity was in medium category too where there was no capital resource except their own, business financial was mix with household financial, primarily used cheaper labor if needed. They counted on oldest habitual more and less attention to product quality. Often, capital problems made them couldn’t replace broken tools. There was no problem with marketing, but they could reach district market only. Although selling volume was relatively stable, but difficult to expand market. Spearman correlation analysis showed that personal capacity has positive and significant influence on business capacity, productivity, and income. Business capacity has positive and very significant influence on productivity and income. Further analysis with SEM showed that social economic profile (age, length of time in business, motivation and individual beliefs about the social and cultural values of sago) have positive and significant influence on personal capacity. In the next term, personal capacity has positive and significant influence on business capacity. Agricultural extension institution has
Keyword: extension institution, food diversification, strategy of capacity strengthening, traditional sago processor

Judul: Distribution and Variation of Some Sago Accessions in South Kalimantan Province
Abstrak: Sagu memiliki potensi yang tinggi untuk dijadikan alternatif pemenuhan karbohidrat. Potensi satu batang pohon sagu dapat menghasilkan 200–400 kg pati kering. Kemampuan sagu beradaptasi pada lahan yang cukup baik pada beberapa jenis lahan seperti lahan rawa maupun non rawa. Sagu juga menyebar hampir di seluruh pulau di Indonesia, salah satu penyebarannya terdapat di Pulau Kalimantan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan bentuk pertumbuhan dan produksi aksesi sagu. Tujuan lain yaitu mempelajari keragaman genetik serta hubungan kekerabatan antar aksesi sagu berdasarkan informasi masyarakat lokal, karakter morfologi dan genetik, serta memperoleh ciri morfologi yang dapat membedakan antar aksesi sagu. Penelitian dilaksanakan di tiga kabupaten yang terdiri atas Kabupaten Tapin (Kecamatan Candi laras Selatan), Kabupaten Banjar (Kecamatan Sungai Tabuk) dan Kabupaten Barito Kuala (Kecamatan Anjir Muara), Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan. Analisis DNA dilakukan di Laboratorium Bioteknologi dan Molekuler Tanaman Departemen Agronomi dan Hortikultura IPB. Analisis kandungan pati sagu dilakukan di Laboratorium Departemen Ilmu dan Teknologi Pangan Fakultas Teknologi Pertanian IPB. Bahan yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu lima aksesi sagu hasil eksplorasi dengan masing-masing tiga ulangan, sehingga seluruhnya berjumlah 15 contoh aksesi sagu. Data morfologi diuji menggunakan perangkat lunak statistik. Data karakter genetik dianalisis menggunakan program NTSYS-pc version 2.02 berdasarkan jumlah pita polimorfik yang terbentuk. Lima jenis aksesi berhasil diketahui dari keterangan masyarakat lokal yaitu di Kabupaten Tapin terdiri atas aksesi Mahang, Buntal dan Salak, di Kabupaten Banjar terdiri atas aksesi Madang dan di Kabupaten Barito Kuala hanya aksesi Gandut. Ciri morfologi yang digunakan masyarakat untuk membedakan antar aksesi di antaranya yaitu tinggi dan lingkar batang, sisa pelepah yang menempel pada batang dan duri. Perbedaan morfologi antar aksesi terlihat pada variabel akar, batang, duri, warna batang, tinggi batang, panjang daun, luas daun dan luas satu anak daun. Perbedaan produksi hanya terlihat pada variabel bobot pati kering per batang. Hasil analisis dari kekerabatan secara morfologi dan genetik menunjukkan adanya 9 jenis aksesi, namun 9 jenis aksesi tersebut menunjukkan pembagian yang berbeda. Jenis aksesi berdasarkan kekerabatan morfologi terdiri atas Mahang (1, 2 dan 3), Salak (1 dan 3), Madang (1 dan 2), Gandut (1, 2 dan 3), Buntal 1, Buntal 2, Buntal 3, Madang 3 dan Salak 2. Jenis aksesi berdasarkan kekerabatan genetik terdiri atas Salak (1 dan 3), Madang (1 dan 3), Buntal (1, 2 dan 3), Mahang (1, 2 dan 3), Gandut 1, Gandut 2, Gandut 3, Madang 2 dan Salak 2., Sago has high potency as an alternative to carbohydrate needed. One sago tree trunk has the potential to produce 200 – 400 kg of dry starch. Sago is well adapted to the swamp and non-swamp land types. Sago spread almost all over the islands in Indonesia and one of its spread is on the island of Kalimantan. This study aims to determine the difference in the growth form and production of sago accession. The other objective is to study genetic diversity and its relationships between sago accessions based on information from local communities especially on morphological and genetic characters. the second is to obtain morphological characteristics that can distinguish between sago accessions. The research was carried out in three Regencies, namely Tapin (South Candi
Keyword: local community information, production potential, RAPD

Judul: Infeksi Cacing Jantung Dirofilaria Immitis, Railliet & Henry, 1911 Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Cacing Dirofilaria immitis dewasa yang tinggal dalm ventrikel kanan jantung anjing, sering kali menimbulkan gejala klinis yang cukup berat. Cacing Tersebut menghasilkan mikrofilaria yang selanjutnya berkembang menjadi larva infektif dalam saluran malphigi induk semang entara, yaitu nyamuk dari genus Culex, Aedes dan Anopheles.
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