Judul: Pertumbuhan dan Produksi Padi Varietas Jatiluhur dan IR64 pada Sistem Budidaya Gogo dan Sawah
Abstrak: The aim of this research was to determine the growth and production of two different rice varieties namely IR64 as lowland variety and Jatiluhur as upland variety that has been grown in the lowland and upland rice culture systems. This research was conducted from February to June 2012 in the green house of Sawah Baru Experimental Station, Bogor Agricultural University. This experiment used a splitplot design with three replications. Rice culture systems, namely lowland and upland systems were placed as main plot; whereas rice varieties, namely IR64 and Jatiluhur were placed as sub plot. Results showed that the treatment of cultivation system significantly affect the growth and production of rice. Treatment of varieties significantly affect the growth, but did not significantly affect on production. Interaction of culture systems and varieties generally affect the growth, but did not affect production of rice.
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Judul: Keragaan Pertumbuhan dan Produksi Beberapa Varietas Padi pada Dua Kondisi Suhu yang Berbeda
Abstrak: The objective of the research was to get the information about rice growth performance and production rice at two different temperature conditions and to study the effects of high temperature stress on production of rice. An experiment was conducted at Experimental Field Cikabayan, University Farm, IPB, Bogor. Rice was planted at two conditions, at the optimum temperature (in the open ground) and at the high temperature (in the green house). The experiment was arranged in a randomized completely block design with three replications. The extremely high tempetature will increase sterility in grain. The results showed that there were significant differences among the varieties evaluated for all traits observed. The results also showed that time of heading, time of flowering and length of penicle were not affected by temperature conditions. The traits of number of productive tiller, time of heading, time of flowering, height at generative stage, the leaf greenness at generative stage, time of harvesting, number of filled grain, number of total grain, weight of filled grain, and weight of 1000 grain were affected by genotypes x temperature conditions. Based on this study, the varieties that could maintain their yield under high temperature conditions are Situ Patenggang, Mekongga, IR-64, Kalimutu, and IPB 6R. The varieties could be used as genetic material in breeding program.
Keyword: tropical conditions, rice, high temperature

Judul: Membran Komposit Kitosan-Zeolit untuk Aplikasi Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Abstrak: Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is a fuel cell that utilize methanol as the fuel source. The electrolyte membrane used in the DMFC system in this research was chitosan-zeolite composite membrane. The composite membrane was synthesized with chitosan-zeolite composition variation of 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, and 2:1. The membranes were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) and scanning electron microscope, and for the specific gravity. Membrane performances were tested with methanol uptake, methanol permeability, conductivity, and potential difference in the DMFC system. The FTIR spectrum showed no formation of new functional groups inducating that the composite membrane was a result of physical mixing. Morphological analysis showed that the membrane was nonporous. Chitosan-zeolite 1:3 composite membrane had the highest specific gravity and methanol uptake, 1.4226 g/mL and 41.44%, respectively. The highest proton conductivity was showed by the 1:2 chitosanzeolite composite membrane, namely 7.2946× 10-7 S/cm. Based on this research results, chitosan-zeolite composite membrane can be applied in DMFC system.
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