Judul: Metode Pengusangan Cepat dengan Larutan Etanol untuk Pengujian Vigor Daya Simpan Benih Caisin (Brassica rapa L. cv. grup Caisin)
Abstrak: The objective of this study was to obtain effective duration in accelerated aging method with soaking the seed in 20% liquid ethanol that can estimate vigor related to storability caisin seed during 3 and 6 months storage. There were five caisin seed lot used in this study. The seed were taken from five commercial seed with different initial vigor. This research was conducted in two separate experiments. The first experiment was conducted to study caisin seed that stored in aluminium foil pouches during 3 and 6 months period at storage room with temperature 23.3−29.9 °C and 61−85% relative humidity. The second experiment was conducted to study the effect from different duration soaking of the seed that has been moistened for 12 hours in liquid ethanol 20% for 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, and 180 minutes. Both of experiments were arranged in completely nested design. Germination of seed after soaking in 20% liquid ethanol for 90 minutes positively correlated with germination of seed after storage for 3 and 6 months with a coefficient of corellation 0.87 and 0.88. Both the coefficient of corellation close to 1 which shows that the germination of seed after soaking in 20% liquid ethanol can estimate vigor related to storability seed. Vigor related to storability caisin seed after 3 month can be predicted by the equation y = 56.04 + 0.36x with the coefficient of determination 77.00%. Vigor related to storability caisin seed after 6 month can be predicted by the equation y = 62.72 + 0.38x with the coefficient of determination 74.90%. Variable y indicates germination of caisin seed after storage while the variable x indicates germination of caisin seed after soaking in 20% liquid ethanol for 90 minutes.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), viability, devigoration, deterioration

Judul: Daya Simpan Benih Mentimun (Cucumis sativus L.) yang Telah Diusangkan dengan Perlakuan Etanol
Abstrak: Seed lots with different viability levels were needed in seed invigoration. The objectives of this research were to find out the method of Chemical Accelerated aging that could produce the desirable cucumber seed lot with 80% and 60% germination percentage, and the storability of the treated seeds. Seeds of three cucumber varieties (Misano, Monza, and Penus) were treated by different soaking duration in liquid ethanol 96% to produce 80% and 60% viabilitiy levels and then storedin ambient room (25-30 ºC and RH 57-75%) and AC room (20-28 ºC and RH 45-74%). Cucumber seed of varieties Monza, Misano, dan Penus with viability level of 80% (VL1) could be obtain by soaking the seed into ethanol liquid 96% for 80 minutes, 10 hours 48 minutes, and 4 hours, whereas those with viability level of 60% (VL2) were obtained by soaking duration of 170 minutes, 14 hours 44 minutes and 7 hours. Storage experiment showed that in ambient condition both viability level of Monza seed could maintained the viability for 4 weeks, Misano seed 2 weeks, whereas Penus seed 8 weeks. In AC condition Misano and Penus seed could maintained the viability for 8 weeks, whereas Monza seed 6 weeks.
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Judul: Metrik Einstein (Anti-) Self-Dual Berdimensi Empat dengan Metode Cartan
Abstrak: Gravitational field equation can be formulated in differential forms (differential geometry), which describes gravity as a manifestation of the curvature of space-time. Curvature of space-time is characterized by a metric that satisfies the gravitational field equation. With differential forms it can be formulated the (anti-) self-dual Einstein equation, which is a modification of the Cartan structure in (anti-) self-dual basis. Calculation of (anti-) self-dual metric with (anti-) self-dual Einstein equation is simpler than the calculation using Christoffel symbols.
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