Judul: Seleksi Kekeringan In Vitro Enam Belas Nomor Tanaman Terung (Solanum melongena. L) dengan Polietilena Glikol (PEG)
Abstrak: The objectives of this study were to study the effect of several concentrations of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the in vitro growth of eggplant, to find the appropriate PEG concentration for in vitro selection to drought resistance of eggplant and the drought tolerant eggplant accessions. The experiment was conducted at the Laboratory of Tissue Culture, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Bogor Agricultural University. The experiment was laid on a completely randomized design with two factor. The first factor was concentration of PEG ( 0, 5, 10, and 15% ) while the second factor was eggplant accessions (Kania F1, 001, 007, 013, 016, 030, 034, 035, 055, 057, 069, 071, 072, 078, 085, and 090 ). The results showed that the addition of PEG to in vitro media significantly affected the survival percentage, the percentage of callus, developed the bud and the number of leaves of eggplant. Addition of PEG 10 and 15% in media can be used as the drought resistance selective agent of eggplant in vitro. Kania F1, 001, 007, 016, 034, 035, 055, 057, 069, 071, 072, 078, 085, and 090 were eggplant accessions which might be tolerant to drought resistance.
Keyword: water deficiency, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), tolerant, tissue culture, solanaceae, in vitro selection

Judul: Respon Embrio Somatik Bawang Merah Kultivar Ilokos terhadap Polietilen Glikol 6000 dalam Kultur In Vitro
Abstrak: The aims of the experiment was studied the responce somatic embryo to polyethilene glicol 6000 (PEG-6000) as in vitro drought selection agent in Allium ascalonicum L. cultivar Ilokos. The experiment held at tissue culture laboratory, Agronomy and Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University, from August to December 2012. Experiment used Completely Randomized Design, single factor of PEG-6000. The factor was concentration of PEG-6000 consisted of 0%, 5%, 10%, and 20%, each treatment repeated 13 times. The results showed that 100% initial explant were induced become embriogenic callus in 2.4-D 2 mg l-1 medium in third weeks after aplication. Good effect was obtained to complete somatic embryo growth from BAP 10 mg l-1 with total number of somatic embrio formed was 454 embryos, but it could not encouraged plant regenaration. Generally, somatic embryos was supposed still survive for two weeks in 5%-20% PEG-6000 selection mediums.
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Judul: Transisi Fasa Materi Hadronik ke Materi Kuark pada Inti Bintang Neutron.
Abstrak: Bintang neutron terdiri dari beberapa lapisan yang disusun oleh materi nuklir yang berbeda dengan kerapatan yang semakin tinggi ketika mendekati pusat bintang. Inti luar bintang neutron disusun oleh materi hadronik (nukleon, lepton, dan hyperon), sedangkan inti dalam bintang neutron disusun oleh kuark-kuark bebas (up, down, strange) yang saling berinteraksi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mempelajari bagaimana transisi dari inti luar ke inti dalam bintang neutron dengan menggunakan pendekatan RMF (Relativistic Mean Field) untuk materi hadronik dan CIDDM (Confined Isospin Density Dependent Mass) untuk materi kuark. Tekanan transisi diperoleh ketika potensial kimia barion materi hadronik dan materi kuark bernilai sama. Nilai tekanan transisi dengan parameter SU6-TM1 sekitar 87 MeV/fm3 dan diperoleh massa maksimum bintang neutron yaitu 1.92M dengan jari-jari sekitar 8.62 km. Nilai tekanan transisi dengan parameter SU6-G2 sekitar 53 MeV/fm3 dan massa maksimum bintang neutron yaitu 1.88M dengan jari-jari sekitar 8.16 km. Jenis transisi fasa adalah orde satu ditandai dengan diskontinuitas dalam kerapatan energi (adanya mixed phase). Parameter-parameter pada model nuklir yang digunakan menyebabkan perbedaan kekakuan persamaan keadaan (EOS) dari materi hadronik dan materi kuark sehingga nilai tekanan transisi dari fasa hadronik ke fasa kuark juga berbeda.
Keyword: bintang neutron, persamaan keadaan, transisi fasa