Judul: Biodiversitas Cendawan Mikoriza Arbuskula pada Rizosfer Rumput Gajah (Pennisetum purpureum) di Bogor dan Lembang
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mempelajari biodiversitas cendawan mikoriza arbuskula pada rizofer rumput gajah (Pennisetum purpureum) di Bogor dan Lembang, dengan melihat jumlah dan genus spora serta persentase infeksi pada akar. Penghitungan jumlah spora dilakukan dengan metode Gerdemann dan Nicolson (1963), sedangkan persentase infeksi akar dihitung dengan melakukan pewarnaan akar menurut metode Koske dan Gemma (1989) yang dimodifikasi. Identifikasi spora mengguanakan "Manual for the Indentifikation of VA Mycorrhizal Fungi" (Schenck dan Perez, 1990) sebagai Panduan.
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Judul: Keragaman hayati cendawan mikoriza arbuskula pada rizosefer tanaman makan ternak lokal potensiak
Abstrak: Mikoriza adalah suatu hubungan simbiosis yang terbentuk di antara perakaran traman dengan cendawan. Cendawan Mikoriza Arbuskula (CMA), salah satu tipe mikoriza, tidak menimbulkan kerusakan, namun memberikan keuntungan bagi tanaman inangnya. CMA, mampu membantu tanaman dalam menyerap unsur hara terutama unsur P, meningkatkan ketahanan tanaman terhadap kekeringan, dan terhadap serangan patogen akar. Hal inilah yang mungkin menyebabkan terdapatnya beberapa tanaman yang mampu tumbuh di tanah dengan kondisi yang ekstrim, seperti tanah gambut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari keragaman hayati CMA yang menginfeksi beberapa tanaman makanan ternak lokal potensial di lahan gambut. Materi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Pueraria javanica sebagai tanaman inang dan tanah gambut yang diambil di daerah rizosfer beberapa tanaman makanan temak lokal potensial, yaitu, Lombokan, Pakis, Bakauan (Fitus grossularioides Burm f), Pakis Burung, dan Sasendok (Fitus tinctoria L). Zeolit digunakan sebagai media tumbuhnya. Beberapa hal yang diamati dalam penelitian ini ialah identifikasi spora sampai tingkat genus, jumlah spora, dan infeksi akar. Penelitian ini dibagi menjadi dua percobaan yang terpisah. Percobaan I menggunakan tanah gambut yang sudah disimpan selama tiga bulan, dan percobaan II menggunakan tanah gambut yang disimpan selama satu minggu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Gigaspora sp adalah genus yang paling toleran dibanding dua genus yang lain (Sclerocystis sp dan Glomus sp). Dengan adanya penyimpanan inokulum selama 3 bulan cenderung menurunkan jumlah spora dan persentase infeksi akar.
Keyword: Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AMF), peat soil, local of animal feed plants

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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