Judul: Study on the effect of inner layer and filler materials to quality of tomato fruit (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) in wooden box package during transportation
Abstrak: The purpose of this study were to examine the amount of mechanical damage of tomatoes in each package after transportation simulation, the effect of inner layer and filler materials to the damage of those tomatoes during transportation, and determine to the best among used inner layer and filler materials for tomatoes transportation. The study was carried out on February to April 2011 in TPPHP Laboratory of IPB. There were five packages used in this study which consist of four packages for treatment and one package for control. The four treatment packages were package with shredded newspaper filler only, package with dried banana leaves filler only, package with inner layer and shredded newspaper filler, and package with inner layer and dried banana leaves filler. The material of inner layer was a paper that usually used for packing of cement. All of the packaged were simulated on the road in the Sub’urb condition (frequency 3.23 Hz, amplitude 4.75 cm for vertical vibration, during 80 minutes) so the path length (distance) equality was 106.16 km. The package with inner layer and dried banana leaves filler material have the highest mechanical damage there is 44.96%. Then followed by the package with dried banana leaves only, the package with inner layer and shredded newspaper filler material, and the package with shredded newspaper only, those are 32.97%, 27.53%, and 25.20% respectively. On the other hand, the package for control (no treatment) have the mechanical damage in amount of 53.79%. It can be concluded that the tomatoes packaged by shredded newspaper filler only has a lowest mechanical damage, so this package should be a good package for the distribution transportation of tomatoes in wooden box.
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Judul: The Effect of Types Packaging Fillers on Mechanical Damage of Cherry Tomatoes during Land Transportation Simulation
Abstrak: Tomat ceri (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) adalah komoditas yang mudah rusak, oleh karena itu memerlukan penanganan pascapanen yang baik. Selama transportasi, tomat ceri cenderung mengalami kerusakan mekanis akibat adanya ruang kosong dalam kemasan yang mengakibatkan gesekan dan tumbukan antar tomat maupun dengan dinding kemasan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pengaruh bahan pengisi dalam kemasan terhadap kerusakan mekanis tomat selama transportasi darat dan menentukan bahan pengisi kemasan transportasi terbaik untuk tomat ceri. Penelitian ini menggunakan kemasan peti plastik buah berdimensi 38 cm x 26 cm x 12 cm. Dalam penelitian ini, digunakan bahan pengisi cacahan kertas koran dan daun pisang serta tanpa bahan pengisi sebagai kontrol. Simulasi transportasi dilakukan pada frekuensi 3,9 Hz, amplitudo 4,2 cm selama 90 menit setara dengan transportasi sejauh 108,9 km. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bahan pengisi berpengaruh nyata terhadap tingkat kerusakan mekanis dan kekerasan, namun tidak berpengaruh terhadap susut bobot, total padatan terlarut, dan warna. Bahan pengisi kertas koran memiliki kerusakan mekanis terkecil sebesar 9,58% dibandingkan dengan daun pisang kering sebesar 13,83%, dan tanpa bahan pengisi sebesar 20,58%. Bahan pengisi dengan menggunakan kertas koran merupakan bahan pengisi terbaik untuk transportasi tomat ceri dalam kemasan peti plastik., Cherry tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) is a perishable commodity. Therefore, it requires good postharvest handling. During transportation, cherry tomatoes tend to suffer from mechanical damage due to the empty space in the packaging which results in friction and collision between tomatoes and the packaging material. This study aims to assess the effect of packaging fillers on mechanical damage to tomatoes during land transportation and determine the best transportation packaging fillers for cherry tomatoes. This study used plastic fruit crate packaging with dimensions of 38 cm x 26 cm x 12 cm. In this study, filler materials of long shredded newsprint and banana leaves were used and without filler material was used as a control. Transportation simulation was conducted at a frequency of 3,9 Hz, amplitude 4,2 cm for 90 minutes, equivalent to 108,9 km of transportation. The results of the study showed that the fillers material had a significant effect on the level of mechanical damage and firmness, but had no effect on weight loss, total soluble solids, and color. The newsprint filler material had the smallest mechanical damage of 9,58% compared to dried banana leaves at 13,83%, and without filler material at 20,58%. The filler material using newsprint is the best filler material for transportation of cherry tomatoes in plastic crate packaging.
Keyword: packaging fillers material, mechanical damage, cherry tomato, land transportation

Judul: Infeksi Virus Parainfluenza Pada Anjing
Abstrak: Virus parainfluenza anjing termasuk famili Paramyxoviridae, berbentuk pleomorf dengan ukuran bervariasi (bergaris tengah antara 100-500 nm), berpembungkus peka ether, berisi genom RNA dan secara serologis mempunyai kesamaan dengan virus SV-5 kera; dikenak sebagai salah satu kausa penting dari sindrom "kennel cough". Infeksinya dapat mengenai anjing semua umur yang belum pernah terinfeksi atau mendapatkan vaksinasi mengakibatkan gejala klinis ringan yang terbatas pada traktus respirasi atu infeksi yang secara klinis tidak memperlihatkan gejala nyata. Gejala klinis yang nampak setelah masa inkubasi (1-5 hari) terlewati berupa batuk yang tidak berat selama beberapa hari, berbagai tingkat tonsilitis dan pharyngitis dan kadang-kadang ditemukan kenaikan temperatur rektal antara 1-2 derajat C dari temperatur normal rat-rata. Anjing terinfeksi mengandung virus pada traktus respirasi bagian atas dan bawah serta limfonoduli sampai hari ke 9 setelah infeksi. Penyebaran virus antar anjing terjadi secara aerogen.
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