The coastal area is sub-optimal land which is poor in nutrients. Therefore it is necessary to add organic matter to increase nutrients content. The research that has been conducted aims to determine the effect of seaweed compost and biochar application on soybean growth on sandy coastal soils. The research was arranged in a Completely Randomized Design consisting of two factors. The first factor was the dose of seaweed compost, namely 0, 20, 40, 60. The second factor was giving biochar, namely without biochar and giving biochar. The research data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance, if there was a significant difference, it was tested with the Duncans Multiple Range test at the 5% level. The results showed that the interaction between seaweed compost and biochar significantly increased the growth rate of plant height. Biochar significantly increased plant dry weight and pod number. Seaweed compost only significantly increased root dry weight. The number of nodules, root length, and harvest index were not affected by seaweed compost and biochar.

The natural resources of the coastal area in Indonesia have the potential to be developed as an agricultural land with the support of both cultivation technology and land processing,  which one of them was done by using Rhizobium japonicum bacteria to meet the need of nitrogen in the soybean plants. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of nitrogen fixation in various soybean cultivars planted in the coastal area. The research was conducted in Mancingan, Parangtritis, Kretek, Bantul, DIY. The study was designed in Completely Randomized Design which consisted of two factors and was repeated three times. Factor I was Rhizobium japonicum inoculation (with inoculation and without inoculation); factor II was 10 various cultivars of soybean (Grobogan, Burangrang, Argomulyo, Anjasmara, Dena 1, Gema, Kaba, Wilis, Sinabung, Gepak Kuning). The results showed that the inoculation of Rhizobium japonicum in soybean cultivars in a coastal area could increase the number of root nodule, dry weight of root nodule, dry seed weight per plant, and harvest index. Burangrang cultivar planted in the coastal area was the most responsive to Rhizobium japonicum inoculation among other soybean cultivars tested.

Permasalahan sampah menjadi persoalan yang perlu segera dicarikan solusi untuk menciptakan lingkungan yang bersih dan sehat. Masyarakat di kawasan wisata pantai Parangtritis DIY juga dihadapkan pada permasalahan pengelolaan sampah. Oleh karena itu dilaksanakan kegiatan pelatihan pengelolaan sampah melalui program pemberdayaan kelompok masyarakat ‘Gardu Action’. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk melatih kelompok masyarakat tentang pengelolaan sampah anorganik, pembuatan vertikultur menggunakan metode sumbu, serta menumbuhkan kesadaran perlunya menjaga kebersihan untuk kelestarian lingkungan. Lingkup kegiatan meliputi pelatihan tentang pemanfaatan sampah anorganik menjadi pot untuk vertikultur tanaman hortikultura dengan metode sumbu. Metode pelaksanaan yang digunakan dalam kegiatan berupa pelatihan dan pendampingan. Hasil kegiatan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan masyarakat dalam memanfaatkan sampah botol plastik menjadi pot untuk vertikultur, mampu membuat vertikultur menggunakan metode sumbu. Melalui kegiatan ini juga meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat untuk menjaga kelestarian lingkungan.

This research aims at revealing the existence of character education based on the local wisdom for the prisoners. The subject of this research is the prisoner inhabitant in Wirogunan Prison and Narcotics pakem in Sleman Yogyakarta. The data were gained by interviewing, documenting and demonstrating. The data were analyzed qualitative and quantitative descriptively. The results of this research are: (1) The training of Tembang Maca Pat and Javanese MC are equivalently adapted, (2) The character values being shaped: believe in God, responsibility, respect, fairness, confidence, faithfulness, discipline, careness, spirituality, manners, intelligence, emotion control, character building, the increase of social participants; (3) The competence on Tembang Maca Pat and MC of Javanese can be used as professional earning in society and also can be used as educational model for the prisoners.

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