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Title: | The Multipurpose Utilization of Coconut By-Products in Agriculture: Prospects and Concerns |
Other Titles: | Not Available |
Authors: | Shiva Kumar Udayana Anandkumar Naorem Naorem Arunkumar Singh |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | 1Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal-741252, India 2KVK (ICAR), West Garo Hills, Tura, Sangsanggiri, Meghalaya-794005, India1Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal-741252, India 2KVK (ICAR), West Garo Hills, Tura, Sangsanggiri, Meghalaya-794005, India |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2017-06-10 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Coconut, Coco peat, Coir pith, Hydroponics, Soil amendment. |
Publisher: | Excellent Publisher |
Citation: | Shiva Kumar Udayana, Anandkumar Naorem and Naorem Arunkumar Singh. 2017. The Multipurpose Utilization of Coconut By-Products in Agriculture: Prospects and Concerns. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(6): 1408-1415. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.606.165 |
Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
Abstract/Description: | The by-products obtained from the coconut industry goes out as waste and pollute the environment, if not properly managed. In order to convert these by-products such as coir pith and coco peat into a natural organic resource, it is processed and utilized as an economical input in agriculture as well as in horticulture. Processed coir pith is used as an excellent soil amendment because of its favourable physical properties in maintaining soil health. In addition to this, it finds its importance as medium for rooting for plants, hardening of air layers, storage of scions and horticultural produce. With its special characteristics of maintain high water holding capacity, it is gaining its interests in rain fed agriculture. Use of these by-products as mulch, remediation product, disease suppression, hydroponics etc. adds to its quality. Bringing out the several applications of coir pith/ coco peat, it deserves to gain the attention of the researchers to stud on its usefulness and its potential in food production. |
Description: | In India, according to Coconut Development Board, India, 1975, 81 thousand hectares of land is under coconut cultivation according to a data provided by Coconut Development Board, India in the year 2014-2015. The productivity of coconut cultivation is 10345 nuts/ha in the year 2014-2015 with south Indian states especially Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (Mathew, 2004) occupying the largest area of coconut production. The endosperm of the coconut is utilized for human consumption whereas the by-products serve as raw materials for manufacturing several other value added products. These byproducts are now studied for use in agriculture in a view to supplement or replace the inorganic fertilizers or other costly inputs used in cultivation by processing the byproducts into more productive form (Prabhuand Thomas, 2002). The present paper will focus on by-products of coconut and their utilization in agriculture. Coconut (Cocusnucifera L.) pith or coir (botanically mesocarp of the fruit), is a by-product product in coconut production and it has been studied in different areas of research because of its physical and chemical properties favourable for many purposes (Prabhu and Thomas, 2002).Coir pith is defined as an agro-waste produced during coir fibre extraction, constituting about 70% of coconut husk (Pazhanivel et al., 2011). |
ISSN: | 2319-7706 |
Type(s) of content: | Research Paper |
Sponsors: | Not Available |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences |
NAAS Rating: | Not Available |
Volume No.: | 6(6) |
Page Number: | 1408-1415 |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Not Available |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.606.165 |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/19757 |
Appears in Collections: | NRM-CAZRI-Publication |
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