PGPR (Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria) is a substance that helps plant growth with the help of rhizosphere microorganisms. PGPR propagation can be done with liquid media. This PGPR propagation needs to be done because this substance has many benefits for agricultural cultivation. The application of PGPR to the test plant, namely the pakcoy plant, proved that there was an effect of giving PGPR to the plant. Observations on the test plants were carried out by observing several observation variables such as plant height, root length, number of leaves, wet weight and dry weight. The results of these observations showed that the effect on the test plants was seen in the variables of root length, wet weight, and dry weight. Meanwhile, the variable plant height and number of leaves did not show a visible difference.

One of the pests that attack corn plants in Banyumas is the armyworm pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) which has been endemic since early 2019. This pest can cause damage to up to 70% of the total land area of the corn crop. Generally, pest control is carried out using chemical pesticides which have a negative impact on the environment and health. Therefore, to overcome these negative impacts it is necessary to do better control such as control using vegetable pesticides or biopesticides. One of the plants that can be used as vegetable pesticides is the gadung tuber which contains diosgenin, steroid, saponin, alcohol, and phenol compounds. This study aims to determine the difference in the effectiveness of the vegetable pesticides of the gadung tubers which were extracted using two different methods, namely by blending and boiling. The resulting vegetable pesticides were applied to 25 samples of the pest Spodoptera frugiperda. The method of analysis used a qualitative descriptive method. The results showed that after the application of vegetable pesticides twice the samples of the caterpillars used were dead, which was indicated by the visual death appearance of Spodoptera frugiperda where the body turned stiff and secreted fluid, the color of the body turned blackish brown (burnt). The difference in the effectiveness of the results of the application of vegetable pesticides was seen in the mortality rate of caterpillars where for the caterpillars that were applied with boiling of 25 samples, 12 caterpillars that died on the second day, the third day 5, the fourth day 4 caterpillars and the fifth day 4 caterpillars. Meanwhile, for the death rate of caterpillars that were applied with blending of 25 samples, the caterpillars that died on the second day were 10, the third day 7, the fourth day 6, and the fifth day as many as 2 caterpillars. The application of both gadung tuber vegetable pesticides made by blending and boiling is considered equally effective in controlling armyworm pests but seen from the faster mortality rate using vegetable pesticides made by blending.

Rice crops is included into the family of Graminae that produces seeds from China. Rice Plant is the crops that produce rice, consumed approximately by 90 % from the whole citizens of Indonesia as the main food. This study aims to identify indect pest attacks in rice plantations in Tinggarjaya rice fields. From the results of the research that has been carried out, various kinds of insect pests were found in the Tinggarjaya rice fields. The main pests found were brown planthopper (N. Iguens), rice bug (Leptocorixa acuta), green grasshopper (Oxya serville), ground bedbug (Scotinophara coarctata F.), seed fly (Atherigona exigua), false white pest (Nymphula depunctalis guene), and green grasshopper (Atractomorpha crenulata). Each pest a different population density. Not all pests can be found at every stage of rice plant growth. The largest pest population was found in the generative stage.

The rhizosphere area of a plant is an area rich in microbes, one of which is a group of fungi. This practical work aims to multiply Trichoderma sp. in the rhizosphere of bamboo plants in the Jatilawang area using rice as a medium. This practical work uses rice and coconut media in conducting exploration. The results of practical work obtained spore density of Trichoderma sp. meet the standards for application in plants. Obstacles in exploring Trichoderma sp. is takes a long time.