Environmentally Friendly Coconut Water Biofungicide As a Control of Fungal Diseases

Abstract

Biofungicides are all types of living organisms that can be used to control fungi. Biofungicides are biological products that are used to control plant diseases caused by fungi. This Community Partnership Program aims to provide an understanding of the cultivation, application and use of coconut water biofungicide, with partners from the Lestari I Farmers Group and the Lestari II Farmers Group in Paluh Manan Village, Hamparan Perak Sub-district, Deli Serdang Regency. This activity is carried out so that the public's understanding is aware of the importance of processing biological or organic materials to replace chemical fungicides. Based on the results of a field survey to Paluh Manan Village, Hamparan Perak Subdistrict, Deli Serdang District, it can be concluded that the problems faced by farmers are: the high price of chemical biofungicides needed by lowland rice and chili farmers, very minimal knowledge about the use of coconut water waste, skills in processing coconut water as a biofungicide has not been obtained. Muhammadiyah University of North Sumatra provides training and understanding of this environmentally friendly coconut water biofungicide in order to reduce production costs and also farmers' skills on coconut water waste treatment and most importantly for the health of farmers and consumers.

Keywords: Biofungicide, coconut water, fungal diseasi