Judul: Simulasi Uji BUSS (Baru, Unik, Seragam, Stabil) Enam Varietas Nenas (Ananas comosus L. Merr.)
Abstrak: The objective of this experiment was to elucidate the characters of the distinctness, uniformity and stability of the six varieties of pineapples, as simulation nDUS test important for the Plant Variety Protection Rights application. The experiment was conducted at Pasir Kuda experimental field, Bogor, West Java. The experimental materials consisted of five candidates varieties are Dole 14, P-1972, Mayan Gold 01, Champaka, Pasir Kuda and Subang as reference variety. The result showed that six varieties can be deemed to be dictinct. The distinctness between candidates varieties with reference variety consist of seven characters on the plant, six characters on the leaves, four characters on the flower, nineteen characters on the peduncle and fruit. Six varieties can be deemed to be uniform and stable. Off-type are found only in one plant with two crown Subang variety. The number of off-types are still under uniformity limits standard.
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Judul: Simulasi Uji Baru, Unik, Seragam, dan Stabil (BUSS) Pisang (Musa spp.) di Kebun Percobaan Pasir Kuda, Bogor
Abstrak: The experiment was conducted to elucidate the characters of distinctness, uniformity and stability (nDUS) test for seven varieties of bananas and plantains that was ambon hijau (AHM), cavendish (CVS), kepok kuning (KKU), kepok unti sayang (KUS), pisang ungu (PUG), pisang lampung (PLP), and pisang mas kirana (PMK) that for simulating the nDUS test important for the plant variety protection right application. The experiment held at experimental field Pasir Kuda, Bogor. Data has been processed with model randomized completely design. The accession conducted in every part of plant, with the sub accession at pseudoterm stem, plant, leaf blade, peduncle, bunch, male inflorescence, rachis, and fruit that used test guidlines TG UPOV 123. The results showed that 50 different characters found from 52 characters in TG UPOV between candidate varieties and refernce variety. The difference could be expresed that the candidate varieties had distinctness character. The uniformity and stability was categorized when the candidate varieties have not off type character and the source for propagation was from vegetative. The distinctness or the differences used for getting the example varieties. The example varieties that used to make the next test guidlines.
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Judul: Impact Of water policy on poverty reduction and women roles in water management In Zimbabwe
Abstrak: Water management is a key factor in the battle to remove the scourge of extreme poverty and to build secure and prosperous lives for people in the developing world. The water sector in Zimbabwe is complicated by the large number of actors; it is interwoven within various ministries. The research used secondary data and review of literature to evaluate how the current water policy has contributed towards marginalising women and the poor. It looked at how actors can also marginalise or put other actors at risk thereby undermining their role through prioritisation of certain projects, stakeholder participation and usage policy. From a descriptive analysis it is found that women are further relegated and marginalised. The poor are further impoverished through marginalisation and vulnerability. The policy environment favours business and state interests against those of grassroots actors and women. It recommends the establishment of home grown pro- poor water management strategies.
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