Judul: Sumber Hara sebagai Pengganti AB mix pada Budidaya Sayuran Daun Secara Hidroponik
Abstrak: Increasing in fertilizer price causing increasing in hydroponic system cost. The objective of the research is to find the best fertilizer that can replace AB mix by examining several sources of nutrients, such as NPK 15:15:15 and NPK 12:14:12by equalizing element N for hydroponic cultivation spinach (Amaranthus L.), pakchoy (Brassica rapa cv. pakchoy) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in hydroponic. The research was conducted in the Green House, Dramaga Field Unit, University Farm, IPB Dramaga Bogor from February to April 2013. The treatments (AB mix, NPK 15:15:15, NPK 12:14:12) were arranged in randomized completely blok design with 4 replications. Each commodities is separate experiments with 3 treatmens. The results showed that fertilizer treatments gave the highest yield in spinach plants, pakchoy and lettuce in the components yields an average weight/plant, total weight and weight of marketable yield, respectively at 21.65 g, 259.75 g, 235.75 g spinach, 46.06 g, 552.75 g, 465.75 g pakchoy and 25.93 g, 311.15 g lettuce. Based on these results NPK15:15:15 and NPK12:14:12 fertilizer can not replace AB mix as a source of plant nutrients in spinach, pakchoy and hydroponic lettuce.
Keyword: NPK 12:14:12, NPK 15:15:15, leafy vegetables, hydroponic, AB mix

Judul: Growth of Water Spinach and Spinach Due to the Application of Inorganic Liquid Fertilizer in the Hydroponic System
Abstrak: Hidroponik adalah salah satu metode alternatif dalam budidaya sayur, metode ini tidak memerlukan area yang luas. Produksi dari hidroponik dapat ditingkatkan dengan pemenuhan nutrisi yang tepat. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis efek penambahan pupuk anorganik cair pada larutan hara AB mix terhadap pertumbuhan tanaman kangkung dan bayam. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok. Perlakuan yang diamati adalah konsentrasi larutan hara yang terdiri dari 3 taraf. Perbandingan air, larutan A, larutan B, dan pupuk cair (v/v) yaitu P0 (kontrol) = 1000:5:5:0, P1 =1000:5:5:5, dan P2 = 1000:5:5:15. Parameter yang diamati adalah tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, jumlah cabang, luas daun, berat segar, berat kering, dilakukan juga uji kualitatif kandungan nitrat daun. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan P0 memiliki pertumbuhan tercepat, sedangkan pertumbuhan paling lambat terlihat pada P2. Uji nitrat daun P2 menunjukkan hasil yang negatif. Perlakuan P0 juga memiliki berat segar dan berat kering tanaman yang paling tinggi dibanding dua perlakuan lainnya. Penambahan pupuk anorganik cair tidak dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan pada kangkung dan bayam., Hydroponics is an alternative method in vegetable cultivation, this method does not require a large area. Hydroponics production can be increased with the fulfilment of proper nutrition. This research aimed to analyze the effect of adding liquid inorganic fertilizer to the AB mix nutrient solution on water spinach and spinach growth. This research used a Randomized Block Design. The treatments observed were the concentration of nutrient solution which consisted of 3 levels. The treatments were mixed of water, solution A, solution B, and liquid fertilizer (v/v), namely P0 (control) = 1000:5:5:0, P1 =1000:5:5:5, and P2 = 1000:5:5:15. The parameters observed were plant's height, number of leaves, number of branches, leaves area, leaves nitrate content, and plant fresh and dry weights. The results showed that the P0 treatment had the fastest growth, while the slowest growth was seen in P2. The leaf nitrate test of P2 plants showed negative results. The P0 treatment also had the highest fresh and dry weights per plant compared to the other two treatments. The addition of liquid inorganic fertilizer did not increase the growth of water spinach and spinach.
Keyword: AB mix, hydroponics, liquid inorganic fertilizer, spinach, water spinach

Judul: Klasifikasi Sidik Jari Menggunakan Support Vector Machine Dengan Feature Berbasis Minutiae Menggunakan Metode Region
Abstrak: Manual fingerprint classification proceeds by carefully inspecting the geometric characteristics of major ridge curves in a fingerprint image. This research proposed an automatic approach of identifying the geometric characteristics of ridges based on minutiae position and angle. Position and angle of minutiae are analyzed using region method. Region was used to discretize the number of minutiae. Positions of minutiae in a region give information about its relation to another region. Angles of minutiae indicate the ridge flow direction. Support vector machine, a binary classifier, is used to classify the fingerprint based on those characteristics. In this research, the classes are left loop, right loop, whorl, arch and tented arch. This research used 2695 fingerprint images from NIST. Classification performance is measured using 3-fold cross validation method. This research achieved 79.7 % accuracy. As we only used local features in this research, further research needs to be conducted especially to investigate global features.
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