Preface

Abstract

The 2nd ICoSA (International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture) 2019 was held in Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), Indonesia on July 30-31, 2019. This conference was organized by Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, UMY and the theme of this year conference was Disruptive Innovation on Sustainable Agriculture . This conference has facilitated a mutual exchange of ideas and information from various backgrounds of stakeholder (either domestic or international) related to the utilization of recent technologies to support the agricultural activities sustainably. High enthusiasm coming from the participants of this conference was reflected by high number of good quality papers received.Our committees are delighted to present this proceeding as a compilation of carefully selected papers representing each scope provided by the conference, such as plant production and biotechnology, postharvest, plant protection and management of soil, waste and fertilizer.We would like to express our gratitude to all parties who have sincerely supported and contributed to the success of the 2nd ICoSA 2019, either during the conference and the post-conference publication. We also would like to highly acknowledge the hard work and precious support from the organizing committee during the preparation until this conference has been fully finished.We sincerely hope that this conference can be considered as a scientific forum providing high quality discussion among researchers and other related stakeholders in agricultural sectors. We belief that this proceeding may serve as an useful source of references for further studies which will contribute significantly for the future development of agricultural sectors. Dr. Lis Noer Aini Chairman of 2nd ICoSA 2019 Department of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia