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Effectiveness of the application of organic matter and Trichoderma viride from suppresive soil to control fusarium wilt on banana plant. Fusarium wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense is one of the problems in banana production. This research was aimed to evaluate the effect of Trichoderma viride isolated from suppresive soil and organic matter on controlling fusarium wilt on banana plant. The efficcacy trial consisted of 12 treatments and four replications within each treatment. Each experimental unit consisted of 10 plants. Organic matters used were rice straw, cassava peel, and compost. Treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design. Data obtained were analyzed by analysis of variance followed by orthogonal analysis (P≤0.05). Application of T. viride suppressed disease incident up to 65%. The highest disease incident occurred in plants treated without T. viride and organic matter and in plants treated with organic matter only (78.33%). Disease incidence in plants treated with T.viride was lower than those treated with the combination of T. viride and organic matter. Different application times (in nursery or soil medium) did not significantly affect fusarium wilt incidence. The type of organic matter did not significantly affect the incidence and severity of fusarium wilt.

Dendrobium (Orchidaceae) is one of the most popular orchid genera consisting more than 2000 species, which is widely known for its long vaselife, various, shapes and colors, high frequency of flowering per year and long and flexible stalks, so it is easily assembled for flower arrangements. The objectives of this research was to study the effects of different host trees and position of plant attachment at the tree on growth of Dendrobium seedlings. This experiment was conducted with treatments arranged factorally (3 X 2) in a completely randomized design with three replicates. The first factor was the species of host three consisted of Akasia (Acacia auriculiformis), Cemara Bundel (Cupressus retusa) and Kerai Payung (Filicium decipiens) and the second factor was position of plant attachment on the tree, which consisted of attachment at the bottom ( 0,5 m above ground ) and the upper was ( 1,5 m above ground ). Each experimental unit consisted of two Dendrobium seedlings. The results showed that in general both host trees and position of attachment did not affect number of shoots, number of leaves, plant height and the longest root length. however, different host trees and its interaction with the position of attachment affected the number of roots, resulted in the highest number of roots obtained in Kerai Payung (Fillicium decipiens) at 1,5 m above ground. Keywords: Acacia auriculiformis, Cupressus retusa, host tree, Filicium decipiens, orchid.

Forest area of Balik Bukit Resort allocated as regions of natural preservation. This area hasmany potential/natural resources that could be developed. This area is located at BukitBarisan Selatan National Park which have diverse types of flora, including various types oforchids. Approximately there were 154 typeof orchids in this area(Indonesia Institute ofSciences, 2011). This research aims were to know the population and distribution patterns ofEria spp orchids.This research was conducted in August 2015. The method used is the doubleplots systematically method with sampling intensity (SI) 0.1%. The size of each swath of 20 mx 20 m and the total area of the Balik Bukit Resort was 3,560 ha, so that the total number ofsample plots were 90 units. The observed variables were types of Orchid, Orchid populationsand patterns of spread of Eria spp. Based on the results of the study, there were 10 different types of Eria spp.. Eria iridifolia found most of 22.50 individuals/ha compared to other typesof orchids Eria. Followed by the type of E. erecta of 14.72 individuals/ha E. flavescens andtype of 8.33 individuals/ha. Whereas other types is E. discolor, E. javanica, E. junghunii, E.mucronata, E. oblitterata, E. retusa, E. robusta has a density of 1 — 4 individuals/ha.Distribution pattern of the orchids E. discolor, E. erecta, E. flavescens, E. iridifolia, E.javanica, E. mucronata, E. obletterata, and E. retusa enter into the category of a huddle.While the orchids E. junghunii belonging to the category of uniform and the orchids E.robusta into random categories. Keywords: distribution pattern, Eria spp. orchids, population