Judul: Penampilan morfologi hasil menyerbuk sendiri persilangan alami dan buatan pada tanaman cabai (Capsicum annum L.)
Abstrak: Tujuan dari penelitian ini ialah untuk mengetahui ciri mengetahui besarnya keberhasilan galur-galur tersebut morfologi dari dua galur cabai keriting (V) dan V2), dua galur cabai besar (V3 dan V4) dan hasil-hasil silangan secara resiprok, yang disilang secara buatan dan daya gabungnya, selain itu mempelajari juga persilangan secara alami, tanaman dalam polybag sebanyak 15 tanaman per galur. Jumlah persilangan buatan antara masing-masing galur dilakukan pada bunga yang disilangkan untuk setiap kombinasi persilangan + 15 bunga, dan 10 bunga untuk tiap galur dikerudungi agar menyerbuk sendiri enam kombinasi persilangan beserta resiproknya dan empat galur dari serbuk sendiri ditanam di lahan produksi Bengkulu, digunakan untuk mempelajari ciri morfologi dan penilaian daya gabung, dalam rancangan acak kelompok ulangan, 3 tanaman perlakuan untuk setiap ulangan…dst
Keyword: Capsicum annuum, Hybridization, Morphology

Judul: Evaluasi hasil silang half diallel enam genotipe cabai (Capsicum annuum L.)
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengevaluasi 6 galur dan 15 hibrida cabai. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kebun Percobaan Cikabayan IPB, dari bulan November 2005 sampai bulan Juni 2006. Bahan yang digunakan adalah 23 genotipe cabai yang terdiri dari 6 genotipe tetua dan 15 genotipe hasil silang half diallel, serta 2 varietas pembanding yaitu varietas Jatilaba sebagai pembanding galur dan Hot Chilli sebagai pembanding untuk hibrida. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Kelompok Lengkap Teracak. Setiap genotipe diulang sebanyak tiga kali, sehingga terdapat 23 x 3 satuan percobaan. Setiap satuan percobaan terdiri dari 20 tanaman dengan tanaman contoh sebanyak lima.
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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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