Judul: Persepsi dan Pemilihan Petani terhadap Saluran Komunikasi  Penyuluhan Mengenai Informasi Pengelolaan Usahatani Padi (Kasus  Petani Kabupaten Serang)
Abstrak: Upaya pencapaian tujuan pembangunan pertanian terutama di bidang pangan dilakukan salah satunya melalui pengembangan inovasi pertanian. Salah satu upaya penyampaian inovasi adalah melalui penyuluhan dengan menggunakan teknik komunikasi penyuluhan dan pemanfaatan saluran komunikasi penyuluhan. Penyampaian informasi inovasi dapat dilakukan secara langsung ataupun melalui media komunikasi. Pemilihan saluran komunikasi yang membawa informasi inovasi berkaitan dengan persepsi petani tentang saluran komunikasi. Adapun persepsi yang dibangun petani biasanya berkaitan pula dengan karakteristik petani penerima informasi. Informasi-informasi aktual berupa inovasi usahatani padi yang semakin berkembang perlu sampai pada petani. Informasi-informasi tersebut berupa sistem pengelolaan usahatani, mencakup teknik pengolahan lahan, penanaman, pemupukan, pengairan, pemeliharaan, pemanenan, permodalan dan pemasaran.
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Judul: Hubungan antara Jaringan Komunikasi dengan Sikap Petani terhadap  SUTPA 1 Sistem Usaha Tani Berbasis Padi Berorientasi Agribisnis  (Kasus 2 Kelompok Tani pada Sebuah Desa di Kecamatan Ciranjang  Kabupaten Cianjur Propinsi Jawa Barat
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk 1) mempelajari jaringan komunikasi petani padi sawah. 2) mempelajari karakteristik informasi teknologi SUTPA, 3) mempelajari sikap petani terhadap teknologi SUTPA, dan 4) mempelajari hubungan antara jaringan komunikasi. karakteristik informasi teknologi SUTPA, dan sikap petani terhadap teknologi tersebut.
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Judul: Distribution and Diversity of Ectoparasite Mites on Geckos in Indonesia
Abstrak: Data on the diversity and dispersal of parasitic mites on house geckos in Indonesia are very scarce. In this work, the distribution and diversity of mites living on three species of house geckos, namely Cosymbotus platyurus, Hemidactylus frenatus, and H. garnotii collected throughout Indonesia, has been elaborated. Geckos and mites were captured and immediately preserved in 70% ethanol. Whole mount of the mites was prepared by clearing in lactophenol followed by mounting on polyvinyl lactophenol solutions. The SEM preparation was conducted to examine the detail morphological characters of the mites. The results showed that among 448 individuals of geckos, 221 geckos were infected by Geckobia mites. Prevalences of C. platyurus, H. frenatus, and H. garnotii infested by mites were 14.8%, 50.69%, and 79.6%, respectively. Three different spesies of Geckobia (G1, G2, and G3) could be differentiated; and based on similarities of their morphological characters to ones described in published literatures, Geckobia G2 is Geckobia glebosum and Geckobia G3 is Geckobia bataviensis while G1 could not be identified to the species level. The highest mean intensity of Geckobia G1 infestation was found on H. garnotii (I=7.0), G. glebosum infestation on H. frenatus (I=3.5), and G. bataviensis infestation on H. garnotii (I=11.8). In general, C. platyurus was infested by the least number of mites. Geckobia G1 were found living on the skin folds on the claws, G. glebosum were found mainly on the body and thigh, and G. bataviensis were found on almost all parts of the host’s body. Geckobia mites are distributed randomly throughout Indonesian Archipelago, following the pattern of distribution of their hosts. So it is concluded that Geckobia G1, G. glebosum, and G. bataviensis are sympatric.
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