Judul: Potential Soil Seed Bank of Understorey in KHDTK Cikampek
Abstrak: Kawasan hutan dengan tujuan khusus (KHDTK) Cikampek merupakan hutan untuk kepentingan umum tanpa mengubah fungsinya. Cadangan biji dalam tanah dapat menjaga keanekaragaman tumbuhan lantai hutan dan stabilitas ekosistem di masa depan. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis komposisi vegetasi tumbuhan lantai hutan, mengeksplorasi cadangan biji tanah, dan kemampuan suksesi alami. Tahapan penelitian yang dilakukan meliputi analisis vegetasi, pengambilan sampel tanah, uji perkecambahan, suksesi alami, pengukuran dan pengambilan data lingkungan, dan analisis data. Vegetasi awal memiliki jumlah individu sebanyak 378 individu, uji perkecambahan menumbuhkan 413 individu, dan vegetasi suksesi memiliki 348 individu. Uji perkecambahan dengan kedalaman 5 cm memiliki nilai indeks keanekaragaman yang lebih tinggi (H’=2,30) dibandingkan dengan kedalaman 10 cm dan 15 cm (H’=1,96). Secara keseluruhan, H’ pada uji perkecambahan (H’=2,33) lebih tinggi dibandingkan vegetasi setelah suksesi (H’=1,79) dan vegetasi awal (H’=1,36). Keanekaragaman spesies yang teramati memiliki nilai indeks kemerataan yang tinggi, uji perkecambahan (E=0,80), suksesi (E=0,75), dan vegetasi awal (E=0,53)., Forest area with the special purposes (KHDTK) in Cikampek serves public purposes without altering its primary function. Soil seed banks sustain forest floor plant diversity and future ecosystem stability. This study aims to analyze the vegetation composition of the forest understorey, explore soil seed reserves, and assess natural succession. The research process encompasses vegetation analysis, soil sampling, germination tests, natural succession assessment, environmental measurements and data collection, as well as data analysis. Initial vegetation comprises a total of 378 individuals, germination tests yielded 413 individuals, and succession vegetation had 348 individuals. The germination test at a depth of 5 cm shows higher diversity index (H’=2,30) compared to depths of 10 cm and 15 cm (H’=1,96). The diversity index of germination test (H’=2,33) is higher than in succession vegetation (H’=1,79) and initial succession (H’=1,36). The observed species diversity demonstrates high evenness values in the germination test (E=0,80), succession (E=0,75), and initial vegetation (E=0,53).
Keyword: analisis vegetasi, indeks nilai penting, keanekaragaman, perkecambahan, suksesi

Judul: Analysis of Soil Fertility at Various Level of Canopy Density in KHDTK Haurbentes, Bogor District, West Java
Abstrak: Kawasan Hutan Dengan Tujuan Khusus (KHDTK) Haurbentes merupakan kawasan hutan yang dimanfaatkan secara khusus menjadi hutan penelitian di kawasan hutan produksi. Kawasan hutan ini harus tetap memperhatikan kelestarian dan kesuburan tanahnya. Tujuan dilakukan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis kesuburan tanah pada berbagai kerapatan tajuk berdasarkan sifat fisik dan kimia tanah. Kerapatan tajuk diukur menggunakan alat spherical densiometer (SD). Sampel tanah diambil di tiga titik secara diagonal pada petak berukuran 20 m × 20 m berdasarkan kerapatan tajuk rendah, sedang, dan tinggi. Parameter yang digunakan untuk menentukan kesuburan tanah yaitu tekstur tanah, pH tanah, C-organik, P2O5 potensial, K2O potensial, kation yang dapat ditukar, KTK, dan kejenuhan basa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kondisi tanah di bawah ketiga tutupan tajuk memiliki tekstur tanah beragam dari debu hingga lempung berpasir, pH tanah masam, C-organik, P2O5, dan kation dapat ditukar yang rendah, K2O yang sedang, dan kejenuhan basa yang rendah. Adapun nilai KTK sangat tinggi pada kerapatan tajuk rendah, sedang, dan tinggi berturut-turut adalah 50,30 me/100g, 52,96 me/100g, dan 53,93 me/100g. Status kesuburan tanah yang ditemukan pada setiap kerapatan tajuk masih tergolong rendah., Special Purpose Forest Area (KHDTK) Haurbentes is a forest area that is specifically used as a research forest in a production forest area. This forest area must still pay attention to the sustainability and fertility of the soil. The purpose of this study was to analyze soil fertility at various canopy densities based on the physical and chemical properties of the soil. The canopy density was measured using a spherical densiometer (SD). Soil samples were taken at three points diagonally on a 20 m × 20 m plot based on low, medium, and high canopy densities. The parameters used to determine soil fertility were soil texture, soil pH, organic C, potential P2O5, potential K2O, exchangeable cations, CEC, and base saturation. The results showed that the soil conditions under the three canopy covers had various soil textures from silt to sandy loam, acidic soil pH, low C-organic, P2O5, and cation exchangeability, moderate K2O, and low base saturation. As for the exceptionally high CEC values at low, medium, and high crown density were 50,30 me/100g, 52,96 me/100g, and 53,93 me/100g, respectively. Soil fertility status of the soil found at each canopy density was still relatively low.
Keyword: c-organik, hutan penelitian, kerapatan tajuk, kesuburan, KTK, c-organic, CEC, crown density, fertility, research forest

Judul: Synthesis of Molybdenum Trioxide (MoO3) by Electrochemical Method for Electrochromics Application
Abstrak: Molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) thin films have been deposited on glass substrates by electrochemical method using ammonium heptamolybdate tetrahydrate ((NH4)6Mo7O244H2O). The films were deposited onto glass substrates as the control temperature at 25○C and annealing treatment at 350○C for 30 mins. The MoO3 thin films were investigated by UV-Vis, X-ray diffraction techniques (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The JCPDS card show that orthorhombic MoO3 (α- phase) has been formed. Molybdenum trioxide MoO3 formation was also confirmed by JCPDS card no. 35-0609. The SEM photographs revealed that the spherical and rod-like morphology and their grains size increased with increasing of heating temperatures. The measurement results show that the MoO3 thin film prepared at 350°C transmited about 80% of the visible spectrum. The effect of different heat treatments on surface morphology, thickness and optical properties of the films are discussed in this thesis.
Keyword: Institut Pertanian Bogor, Bogor Agricultural University, IPB, Electrophoretics, electrodeposide, electrochromics, electrochromic materials, electrochromic mechanism