Judul: Aplikasi Slag dan Kombinasinya dengan Trass untuk Memperbaiki Sifat Kimia Tanah Gambut dan Produksi Padi
Abstrak: This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of slag and its combination with trass to soil chemical properties and yield of rice crop (Oryza sativa) planted on peat soil and its efficiency against conventional fertilizers. The study was conducted with the Completely Randomized Design (CRD) model consisting of: standard fertilization (100% recommendation dosage), slag, and combination of slag and trass. Doses of slag as a single treatment were 2, 4, 6 %, whereas doses at combination of slag and trass were (0 + 5)%, (1.25-+3.75)%, (2.5 +2.5)%, (3.75 +1.25)%, and (0 +5)%. Each treatment consists of 4 (four) replicates. The results indicated that the soil pH, availability of P, K, Ca, and Mg and plant nutrient uptake of N, P, K, and Si both single and combination treatment were higher than controls and standards. Plant uptake and fertilizer efficiencies of N, P, and K was highest at 6% treatment. Slag of 6% had highest production (Weight of Grain and Filled Grain) than other treatments.
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Judul: Pemberian Abu Volkan dan Kombinasinya dengan Slag untuk Peningkatan Pertumbuhan Tanaman Padi di Tanah Gambut
Abstrak: In Java, the rate of population growth increases while agricultural land decreases. The decrease of agricultural land are due to conversion. The decrease of agricultural land in Java must be substituted by other land. One of the land is peat soil. However, peat soil has low fertility. This is due to acid soil pH and low nutrient availability. One of the efforts to increase fertility of peat soil is application of ameliorants. The objectives of this research were to evaluate the effect of volcanic ash and its combination with slag to the changes of chemical properties of peat soil, rice growth, and the efficiency of N, P, and K absorption. The experiment was conducted in completely randomized design (CRD) with 4 replications. It consisted of standard treatment, control treatment, 3% volcanic ash, 6% volcanic ash, 9% volcanic ash, 5% volcanic ash without slag (0%), 1.25% slag + 3.75% volcanic ash, 2.5% slag + 2.5% volcanic ash, 3.75% slag + 1.25% volcanic ash, and 5% slag without volcanic ash (0%). The rice of variety that was used namely Ciherang. The results showed that the combination treatment of 3.75% slag + 1.25% volcanic ash increased soil pH of peat soil, exchangeable of Ca and Mg, N-total and available P in peat soil. The combination treatment of 3.75% slag + 1.25% volcanic ash also increased the rice growth. Those values were higher significantly than those of single treatment of volcanic ash, standard treatment, and control treatment. In addition, the combination treatment of 3.75% slag + 1.25% volcanic ash significantly increased the plant uptake of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and Si. The combination treatment of 3.75% slag + 1.25% volcanic ash increased the efficiency of N, P, and K absorption. Those values were higher than those of single treatment of volcanic ash and standard treatment. The combination treatment of 3.75% slag + 1.25% volcanic ash was the best treatment as ameliorant for improving the fertility of peat soil, increasing rice growth and increasing the efficiency of N, P, and K absorption.
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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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