CSF BASED NON-GROUND POINTS EXTRACTION FROM LIDAR DATA

Region growing is a classical method of point cloud segmentation. Based on the idea of collecting the pixels with similar properties to form regions, region growing is widely used in many fields such as medicine, forestry and remote sensing. In this algorithm, there are two core problems. One is the selection of seed points, the other is the setting of the growth constraints, in which the selection of the seed points is the foundation. In this paper, we propose a CSF (Cloth Simulation Filtering) based method to extract the non-ground seed points effectively. The experiments have shown that this method can obtain a group of seed spots compared with the traditional methods. It is a new attempt to extract seed points

PENGEMBANGAN METODE PENETAPAN KADAR AIR BENIH SAGA POHON (Adenanthera pavoninaL) DENGAN METODE OVEN SUHU RENDAH DAN TINGGI

Pengujian kadar air benih secara umum telah diatur oleh International Seed Testing Association untukberbagai keperluan, namun beberapa komoditi belum diatur secara jelas termasuk benih saga pohon. Oleh karenaitu pengembangan uji kadar air pada benih saga pohon dirasa perlu untuk dilakukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untukmengembangkan uji kadar air benih saga pohon dengan dua metode oven yaitu suhu rendah dan tinggi. Penelitiandilaksanan di Lab. Agroekoteknologi, Universitas Trilogi sejak September-Desember 2016. Penelitian terdiri atasdua percobaan yaitu dengan metode oven suhu rendah (103±2)oC dan suhu tinggi (133±2)oC yang keduanyamenggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok dua faktor yaitu perlakuan benih saat di oven dan lamanya pengovenan.Untuk metode oven suhu rendah, faktor perlakuan benih saat di oven terdiri atas tiga taraf yaitu benih utuh, benihdibelah dua, benih dihaluskan dan lamanya pengovenan terdiri atas empat taraf yaitu 17 jam, 19 jam, 21 jam, dan23 jam. Untuk metode oven suhu tinggi, faktor perlakuan benih saat dioven terdiri atas tiga taraf yaitu benih utuh,benih dibelah dua, benih dihaluskan dan faktor lamanya pengovenan terdiri atas lima taraf yaitu 1 jam, 2 jam, 3jam, 4 jam, dan 5 jam. Hasil percobaan menunjukkan bahwa kadar air benih saga pohon dapat dilakukan denganmetode oven suhu rendah selama 17 jam dengan perlakuan benih dibelah dua atau selama 19-23 jam denganperlakuan benih utuh. Pengujian kadar air dengan metode suhu tinggi untuk perlakuan lamanya pengovenan dapatdilakukan selama 1 jam dan untuk perlakuan benih saat di oven dapat dilakukan dalam keadaan benih utuh.Kata kunci: benih utuh, benih dibelah dua, benih dihaluskan, lamanya pengovenan.ABSTRACTInternational Seed Testing Association generally rules the testing method of seed moisture content forvarious purposes. However, some commodities have not been clearly regulated including saga seeds. Therefore,the development of seed moisture content testing for saga seeds is considered necessary. The objective of the studywas to develop seed moisture content testing using two oven methods, namely low and high constant temperature.It was conducted at Integrated Lab. of Agroecotechnology, Department of Agroecotecnology, Trilogi Universitystarting from September to December 2016. Two experiments which were low constant temperature oven method(103±2) oC and high constant temperature oven method (133±2) oC were tested using two factors randomizedgroup design. The factors were seed treatment in the oven and period of seed drying. Low constant temperaturemethod used 3 levels of seed treatment (whole seed, half seed, and ground seed, respectively) and 4 levels of dryingperiod (17, 19, 21, and 23 hours, respectively). While high constant temperature method used 3 levels of seedtreatment (whole seed, half seed, and ground seed, respectively) and 5 levels of drying period (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5hours, respectively). The results showed that saga moisture content could be determined using low temperaturemethod with 17-hour drying period for half seeds or 19-23 hours of drying period for whole seeds. As for hightemperature method, seed moisture content testing could be done when seeds were dried for 1 hour, while for seedtreatment in the oven conducted for whole seeds.Key words: whole seed, half seed, ground seed, period of seed drying.

Flaxseed varieties: composition and influence on the growth of probiotic microorganisms in milk

The influence of flaxseed variety composition on probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lb. helveticus, Bifidobacterium sp.) was determined. The varieties were added into milk in four forms: whole seed, ground seed, meal, and oil. The fermentation of all samples was performed under the same conditions (37°C, 18 h) and then the count of probiotics and the concentration of formed organic acids were determined. The flaxseed meal does not seem to have any significant prebiotic effect. However, our results suggest that the flaxseed oil from varieties with a high level of ALA could improve bacterial survival in milk during storage at 4°C under acidic pH.

Effect of Cultivar and Planting Time on Resistant Starch Accumulation in Pigeonpea Grown in Virginia

Recent recognition of indigestible starch component named as “Resistant Starch” in the human small intestine raised our interest to execute the current study to identify the best cultivar to produce high-quality pigeonpea seed to incorporate in ongoing pigeonpea breeding program. Though pigeonpea was identified as one of the food legumes with high RS, there were no published reports for pigeonpea resistant starch accumulation as influenced by planting time. The experiment was conducted twice in replicated block design with four varieties and two planting times. The resistant and non resistant (hydrolysable) starch components of ground seed powder of four pigeonpea varieties were analyzed to identify the best planting time and best cultivar for high-resistance starch accumulation. Planting time and varieties showed significant influence on resistant starch (RS), total starch (TS), and hydrolysable starch (HS) accumulation. The pigeonpea variety W1 was significantly superior from other three varieties and has highest RS value (21.4 g/100 g) with 70 per cent RS out of its total starch (28 g/100 g). The planting time 2 (June 11) produced seed with highest values for RS (18.7 g/100 g), HS (6.5 g/100 g), and TS (25.2 g/100 g). The cultivar W1 is the better one followed by GA1 for use in further crop improvement.

A Loss of Substance

This chapter demonstrates how, after the population exchange, the most urgent task that Polish leaders in the western territories faced was the revitalization of the economy. The western territories that now belonged to Poland had been ravaged by the war. Countless cities lay in ruin; bridges and railway facilities had been blown up; farms were burned to the ground; seed stock and agricultural equipment were either destroyed or carried away by the Germans as they fled westward. But the end of the fighting did not mark the end of the destruction. In fact, a wave of vandalism followed the conquest of German territory. The chapter also shows how Poland's communist government was concerned about its reputation among the Polish people, which was compromised not only by the sheer volume of the Soviet dismantling but also by the recklessness with which it was carried out.