Open AccessBACTERIAL CONSORTIA FOR RETTING OF COCONUT HUSKS IN TANKS
Author(s) -
Anita Das Ravindranath,
Saroi Bhosle
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
cord. coconut research and development/cord
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2721-8856
pISSN - 0215-1162
DOI - 10.37833/cord.v15i01.322
Subject(s) - retting , husk , coir , pulp and paper industry , coco , waste management , environmental science , horticulture , botany , biology , engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science
A bacterial consortium developed on coconut husk leachates could ret coconut husk steeped for retting in rap water in a period of three months. The quality of the coir fibre obtained was comparable to traditionally retted fibre. The consortia could also bestow a greater degree of softness to the mechanically extracted coir fibre. Coir extraction can therefore be practiced by supplying the consortia for retting of husk for production of fibre and enhance the commercial utilization of the husk in coconut growing regions of Asia.