Judul: Rancang Bangun Mesin Pemupuk Kelapa Sawit dengan Metode Pembenaman ke Dalam Tanah
Abstrak: Fertilizer application methods for oil palm by spreading fertilizer on the soil surface need to be fixed, by immersion of fertilizer in the soil to make it more effective and more efficient in the use of fertilizer. The objective of this research was to design and construct a prototype of fertilizer immersion machine for oil palm, driven by a four-wheel tractor. The machine was designed using a rotor type metering device for fertilizer metering, and a rotary blades mechanism for immersion of fertilizer in the soil. The metering device and the rotary shaft were driven by the PTO of the tractor using a gear box and sprockets-chain power transmissions. The rotary unit consisted of four rotary blades mounted on two flanges which were welded to the rotary shaft with flanges spaced of 20 cm. Rotary diameter was 45 cm, working width was 20 cm, and the rotation speed was 200 rpm. The machine was mounted on a four-wheel tractor via the three point hitches. Based on the results of the design, a prototype was constructed and tested. The test results showed that the machine could immerse fertilizer into the soil at a depth of 10-15 cm and mixing with soil in fairly evenly. Fertilizing dose was about 1 kg per meter application.
Keyword: tractor, oil palm, immersion, rotary, fertilizer applicaort

Judul: Rancangan Konseptual Mesin Penggerak Aplikator Pupuk Butiran dengan Mekanisme Pengangkat Pelepah Daun
Abstrak: Fertilizer application is one of activities on oil palm tree cultivation. Fertilizer application is applied in nursery, pre-production plant, and production plant. Inaccuracy of spreading is one of fertilization problem such as fertilizer which was dropped on oil palm frond, especially on pre-production plant. The objective of this research is to make conceptual design of prime mover of granular fertilizer applicator with frond lifting mechanism. The design criteria were the ground pressure of machine less than 90 kPa, maximum width machine was 250 cm and 220 cm of high. The result indicate that weight of machine without fertilizer applicator was 1205.55 kg, 19.59 kPa of ground pressure, 141.3 cm of width and 174.9 cm of high. The prime mover component consist of chassis, gearbox, crawler, roller, engine, control lever, seat, lifter conveyor, and cabin chassis. The chassis was made from canal UNP S45C. Based on engineering analysis, chassis has 3.03 N/m2 of maximum shear stress and 30.92 N/m2 of maximum bending stress. Frond lifting system slope was 53.45o and operated at 0.67 m/s of forward velocity with 1.13 m/s of lifting velocity. Based on result of load static simulation from SolidWorks software, the material which used in each component is safe because the value of stress is less than material yield strength.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), SolidWorks, load simulation, conveyor, fertilization

Judul: Psittacosis Sebagai Zoonosis Penting Yang Berasal Dari Burung
Abstrak: Psittacosis atau ornithosis adalah penyakit menular dari burung kepada manusia. Agens penyebab psittacosis termasuk ke dalam virus psittacosis-lymphogranuloma venereum group yang disebut Chlamydia psittaci. C. psittaci hanya dapat berkembang biak di dalam jaringan hidup tetapi peka terhadap antibiotik. Penyebaran penyakit ini sangat luas, terdapat hampir di seluruh dunia. Di Indonesia penyakit ini belum pernah di diagnosa, tetapi mengingat terdapat demikian banyaknya jenis burung maka diperkirakan psittacosis ini sudah ada. Kasus pada manusia pertamakali ditemukan oleh Ritter pada tahun 1879, di Eropa. Waktu itu dikenal sebagai pneumotyphus. Chlamydia psittaci tidak hanya sebagai penyebab infeksi pada burung, juga bisa menyebabkan infeksi pada mamalia diantaranya sapi, kerbau, kambing, domba, babi dan kucing. Pada kucing dikenal sebagai feline pneumonitis. Pada domba atau kambing mengakibatkan enzootic abortion. Pada burung, kalkun merupakan unggas paling rentan diikuti oleh burung psittacine dan burung lain di luar famili psittacidae. Virulensinyapun berbeda-beda. Yang berasal dari kalkun bervirulensi tinggi, sedangkan yang berasal dari burung merpati bisa bervirulensi tinggi bisa juga bervirulensi rendah. Penularan terjadi melalui kontak langsung maupun ti- dak langsung. Penularan melalui telur tidak terjadi. Umumnya penyakit ini memperlihatkan gejala klinis berupa deman, lesu, lemah, anorexia, kurus, diarrhea ber- warna kekuningan, discharge dari mata dan hidung, conjunc- tivitis. Gejala khas pada kalkun adalah istirahat dengan sternum sebagai dasarnya, karena adanya tekanan dari bagian perut yang sakit. Sedangkan pada manusia memperlihatkan adanya demam, kadang-kadang merasa dingin, lesu, sakit kepala yang hebat, sakit pada bagian belakang badan dan photophobia…dst
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