Efektifitas Metode Group Field Tour Melalui Teknik Simfoni Otak Dalam Pembelajaran Penulisan Sastra Kreatif

Group field tour methode by Brain Symphoni Technique Investigate how the advantages of implementation. To get the goal the reseacher used Quasi experiment by giving pre test and post test to two different classes as experiment and control class. In experiment class is given the reatment but control class is not. Based on that fact, the problems as follow (1) Is there any difference between creative student used group field tour methode by Brain Symphony technique and not? (2) Is the USAge group field tour methode significant by Brain Symphoni thechnique in Creative Literature Writing. The technique is using Quasi experiment methode. Student used this methode is increasing the competence in short story. It showed by pre test and post test comparasion. In post test the score is significant comparated to control class. The control class is increasing too but it is not as big as experiment class. Key word: group field tour, literature learning

Keparahan Penyakit Busuk Buah Kakao (Phytophthora Palmivora Butl.) Pada Beberapa Perkebunan Kakao Rakyat Yang Berbeda Naungan Di Kabupaten Langkat

Disease severity of cocoa black pod (Phytophthora palmivora Butl.) at several smallholder's cocoa plantations with different shade in Langkat district. The study aims to calculate the disease severity of cocoa black pod (P. palmivora) at several smallholder's cocoa plantations with different shade in Langkat district. The study was conducted in five smallholder's cocoa plantations that have different shade in Langkat, which is unshaded cocoa plantation at Karang Anyar village, Secanggang sub-district, suren shaded cocoa plantation at Karang Anyar village, Secanggang sub-district, banana shaded cocoa plantation at Sambirejo village, Binjai sub-district, palm oil shaded cocoa plantation at Sambirejo village, Binjai sub-district, mixed shaded cocoa plantation at Tanah Seribu village, Sei Bingai sub-district with altitude ± 28 m asl and at the Laboratory of Plant Disease Faculty of Agriculture, University of North Sumatera with altitude ± 25 m asl. The method of research is survey. Results showed that highest disease severity of black pod rot found at cocoa that shaded by bananas located in Sambirejo village, Binjai sub-district which reach 73.40 %, and the lowest was founded at cocoa plantation that shaded by suren located in Karang Anyar village, Secanggang sub-district which reach 12.80 %