Aplikasi Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) untuk Mewujudkan Pertanian yang Sehat di Desa Kutamaneuh, Karawang

Kutamaneuh Village is a village that has abundant natural resources especially in the agriculture sector. One of the potentials of Kutamaneuh Village in the agricultural sector is the production of rice and horticultural crops which are one of the sources of family food providers and require healthy plant cultivation. Problems experienced by farmers in Kutamaneuh Village are pests and diseases encountered in plants. The socialization program and practice demo of making PGPR needs to be carried out with the aim of implementing the PGPR application, introducing healthy plant cultivation techniques and applying GAP principles to realize healthy agriculture and avoiding pests and plant diseases. This activity is carried out with a participatory method that applies the approach method in which the people of Kutamaneuh Village are the subjects in every activity, starting from planning, implementation, and evaluation. This activity was carried out in each hamlet with a series of activities in the form of socialization and demonstration of the practice of making PGPR. An indicator of the success of this program is that farmers implement good crop cultivation, plants taht are given PGPR treatment grow better than plants without PGPR treatment. This is also supported by a questionnaire indicator which shows that the socialization program and practical demonstration regarding PGPR in Kutamaneuh Village were successfully implemented. The socialization activities and demonstration of the practice of making PGPR were greeted with positive enthusiasm by the training participants. The application of PGPR in the village of Kutamaneuh to create a healthy crop and avoid the attack of intruding organisms so as to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers that have a negative impact on agricultural land. Keywords: Kutamaneuh Village, Pests, Disease, Healthy Agriculture, PGPR&nbsp

Pemanfaatan Lahan Pekarangan untuk Memenuhi Kebutuhan Keluarga di Desa Cintalaksana, Kecamatan Tegalwaru, Kabupaten Karawang

Cintalaksana Village is a village located in Tegalwaru District, Karawang Regency, West Java Province. This village has a land condition that fluctuates (terraces) and the average high rainfall is 2,600 mm-4,500 mm per year. This makes it possible to develop the agriculture, livestock and tourism sectors. The Sustainable Family Yard Program (PKL) aims at the residents of Cintalaksana Village to be able to utilize their home yards by planting TOGA, ornamental plants, fruit plants, and vegetable crops as well as the residents' houses which are used as a pilot to provide benefits to surrounding residents. The Sustainable Family Home Program (PKL) begins with licensing for village officials to carry out activities that involve residents and use vacant land owned by the head of RT 01, the village head, and the Lotus Posyandu 1. After the permit is completed, continue to clean up the empty land that has been overgrown with weeds using weeds using hoe. After that the making of beds in the land to sow kale and spinach seeds. For seedbed chillies use a polybag filled with a mixture of soil planting media and manure. After all the seeds are sown, watering is done until the soil becomes moist. Making verticulture using old bottles which are then planted with Alternanthera brasiliana and Portulaca ornamental plants. The implementation of the Sustainable Family Home Program (PKL) program in Cintalaksana Village went well. Residents began to realize the importance of utilizing vacant land around the house to become a sustainable yard. The yard can be planted with various types of plants so that it can meet food needs as well as the family economy. Keywords: Cintalaksana Village, family medicinal plants, yards&nbsp

History of Sheath Rot Disease in Indonesia and Disease Severity in Two Rice Production Centres of West Java

The observation conducted from 2000 to 2018 found that rice sheath rot has become an emerging disease in several regions. The disease was able to reduce quality and quantity of rice yield. This research objective was to study the history and status of rice sheath rot caused by Sarocladium oryzae. Data was obtained from literature study, farmer interview, and field survey. Data were used to calculate disease incidence followed by visual observation of the symptoms caused by this disease. Identification of sheath rot pathogen was done using microscopic and molecular techniques using specific primers. Rice sheath rot was first reported in Indonesia as a minor disease in 1987 and has only currently become an important disease. This fungus generally causes rice sheath rot in Karawang and Cianjur Regency. Disease incidence of rice sheath rot was 12.56% without considering the varieties at all generative growth stages. Average disease incidence on all rice varieties observed was 12.64%, except for IR 42 (0%). The level of rice plants damage due to rice sheath rot in Cianjur was higher than Karawang with average disease incidence of 11.58% and 9.27%, respectively. Rice sheath rot symptoms have often been found in the last 10 years with average level of damage of 3%‒18% and yield loss of 10%-15%. This disease has proven to be important and has become a challenge in rice cultivation. The fungus that infect rice plants in Karawang and Cianjur had different morphotypes, namely KP, KP2, KP3, PW3, and PW03. The amplification results showed that all fungal isolates were S. oryzae