Low productivity of cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) is often caused by high disease incidence. The application of biological agents like mycorrhizae and chitosan offers a promising strategy for sustainable intensification. This study aimed to evaluate the synergistic effects of mycorrhizae and chitosan on the growth, yield, and disease resistance of cayenne pepper var. Bara. A field experiment was conducted from April to July 2023 in Batu, Indonesia, using a factorial Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). The first factor was mycorrhizal dosage (M: 0, 5, and 10 g/plant ), and the second was chitosan concentration (C: 0, 4, 8, and 12 mL/L). Results showed a significant interaction (P 0.05) between mycorrhizae and chitosan on most vegetative and generative parameters. The treatment M2C3 (10 g/plant mycorrhizae + 12 mL/L chitosan) yielded the best performance, producing 8.03 t ha⁻¹, a 204% increase compared to the control (2.64 t ha⁻¹). This combination also significantly enhanced plant height, leaf count, and biomass. While no statistical interaction was found for disease incidence, both agents individually reduced disease severity. This study demonstrates a strong synergistic effect between soil-applied mycorrhizae and foliar-applied chitosan, highlighting its potential for significantly boosting cayenne pepper production.

The aim of this study the first is to know the different effects of treatment with red-blue LED and then compare it to treatment with white fluorescent light for green mustard growth, and the second is for determined the composition from each different treatment to reach the optimum growth of green mustard in the plant factory environment. In this case, treatment with fluorescent light will be used as a control variable for the observation. The research parameter is air temperature, light intensity, and the plant's physical measurements such as diameter and height. This study used a Single Plant Design, the treatment specified in this research was a planting model consisting of the first indoor hydroponic planting model or Plant Factory by applying LED (M1) irradiation, the second outdoor planting model in a greenhouse using full sun irradiation. (M2), and the third cropping model uses direct planting in the field (M3), and the fourth cropping model uses hydroponic planting in open spaces (M4). The result showed that cultivation with the plant factory model produced the best stover wet weight, which was 165.33 g, in contrast to the greenhouse planting model which produced a wet stover weight of 97.33 g and was different from the conventional model, which was 47.33 g. Vegetable wet weight is decent. Consumption also produced the highest with the plant factory planting model, which was 159.67 g per plant, followed by the greenhouse planting model, which was 92.33 g, and different from the conventional model, which was 46.67 g. Whereas if the method converted per ha, the best yields found in the plant factory cultivation model produce caisim vegetables of 27.56 tons/ha, different from the greenhouse planting model is 16.22 tons ha and significantly different from the conventional model which is 7.89 tons/ha.

Merebaknya kasus Covid-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) di Indonesia menjadi permasalahan utama baik bagi pemerintah maupun masyarakat itu sendiri. Berbagai informasi terkait pengertian, tata cara perlindungan diri hingga Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) di beberapa kota besar yang berpotensi tertularnya infeksi virus.  Faktanya tidak semua orang memahami terkait apa itu Covid-19 dan apa yang harus dilakukan. Hasil pantauan lapangan untuk warga di sekitar Kelurahan Merjosari, Kecamatan Lowokwaru Kota Malang terkait masa pandemi Covid-19, khususnya Pedagang Kaki Lima (PKL), menunjukkan bahwa mereka masih belum memahami betul terkait Covid-19 dan apa yang harus dilakukan saat masa pandemi ini. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dilakukan dengan cara pendampingan sesuai protokol Covid-19, yaitu dengan tetap menjaga jarak serta menggunakan masker saat melakukan ceramah dan diskusi kepada warga. Melalui kegiatan ceramah dan diskusi dengan pembagian sembako dengan maksud tetap menjaga asupan gizi saat pandemi, diharapkan warga sekitar khususnya di Kelurahan Merjosari Kecamatan Lowokwaru dan sekitarnya semakin mawas diri dengan lingkungan.