Judul: Pengaruh Lokasi Lahan Garapan Terhadap Moda Produksi Petani Tembakau di Kabupaten Temanggung
Abstrak: This research aims to determine the effect of the arable land locations in the highlands and lowlands to the mode of production that develops on tobacco farming communities. This research was conducted using quantitative research approach, namely the use of instruments such as questionnaires, and qualitative research approach using case study method. These results explained that there are dominations of the capitalist mode of production in the lowlands, while in the highlands, the dominations occurred in the use of commercial mode of production. In the highlands, the capitalist mode of production has also been used by some farmers. Information obtained from the results of the case study states that the use of the capitalist mode of production in highlands is being increasingly used. This fact concludes that tobacco farming communities in the highlands using commercial mode of production with capitalist tendencies or can be referred to pre-capitalist mode of production. The differences between the mode of productions that develops in the two locations is caused by several factors, including the cultivation pattern and orientation of production, education level, labor requirements, and market accessibility.
Keyword: tobacco., mode of production, location of land

Judul: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Farmers in  Tobacco Pest and Disease Management in Banyudono, Boyolali Regency
Abstrak: Tembakau memegang peranan penting sebagai komoditas ekspor di Indone sia. Namun demikian, hama dan penyakit seringkali membatasi produksi temba kau. Penelitian ini bertujuan memperoleh informasi mengenai pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan petani dalam pengelolaan hama dan penyakit tanaman tembakau di Kecamatan Banyudono, Kabupaten Boyolali. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode survei langsung kepada 60 petani tembakau dengan menggunakan kuesioner ter struktur untuk mendapatkan data primer. Sementara itu, data sekunder diperoleh dari pemerintah daerah. Data yang diperoleh disajikan secara deskriptif dan diana lisis dengan menggunakan χ2 (chi-square). Pengetahuan petani tentang budi daya tembakau berasal secara turun-temurun dari orang tua. Hama dan penyakit utama budi daya tembakau adalah Spodoptera litura, Myzus persicae, Aphis gosypii, Helicoverpa sp., Bemisia sp., penyakit kerupuk (Tobacco leaf curl virus), lanas (Phytohpthora nicotiane), dan patik daun (Cercospora nicotinae). Serangan hama dan penyakit tersebut dapat menyebabkan penurunan kualitas tembakau. Hub ungan antara usia, pendidikan, pengalaman usaha tani, dan keanggotaan gapoktan menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan petani berhubungan dengan tingkat pendidikan petani. Sikap petani berhubungan dengan usia dan pendidikan, sedangkan tinda kan petani berhubungan dengan tingkat pengalaman usaha tani dan keanggotaan gapoktan., Tobacco plays role as important export commodity in Indonesia. This re search was aimed to obtain informations about the knowledge, attitude, and prac tice of of tobacco pests and diseases management in Banyudono District, Boyolali Regency. This research was done by conducting direct survey to 60 tobacco farm ers using structured questionnaires to collect primary data, while a data was ob tained from local government. The data obtained were presented descriptively and analyzed using χ2 (chi-square). Farmers' knowledge about tobacco cultivation comes from generation to generation from their parents. Major pests and diseases of tobacco plants were Spodoptera litura, Myzus persicae, Aphis gosypii, Heli coverpa sp., Bemisia sp., leaf curl disease (Tobacco leaf curl virus), black shank (Phytohpthora nicotiane), and frog-eye disease (Cercospora nicotinae). These pests and diseases reduced tobacco quality. The relationship among age, educa tion, farming experience, and the membership of farmer group, showed that the farmers’ knowledge was closely related to their formal education background. Farmers’ attitude was correlated with age and formal education, while farmers’ practice was correlated with farming experience and the membership of farmer group
Keyword: cultivation, farmer characteristics, IPM

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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