This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of black gram (Vigna mungo.L) grown under drought stress using coir waste manure and cow dung manure. Two varieties of black gram-ATD mash 3 and ATD mash 1 were the treatment variables. A best fit positive relationship existed between leaf chlorophyll and leaf nitrogen content with two organic manures. N, P and K accumulation in the two varie...

A study was conducted in Intercropping at Betel Research Station, to evaluate alternative types of supporting materials for betel (Piper betle L.) cultivation. Coir ropes were the most suitable supporting material to achieve higher yield and quality betel. The durability of coir ropes was high in comparison to other supporting materials and the use of coir ropes as a supporting material was the...

The reported association of cot death and sleeping prone could be due to rebreathing of expired gases. A mechanical model simulating the respiratory system of an infant, exhaling warm humidified air with an end tidal carbon dioxide of 5%, has been used to investigate this. Some commonly used bedding materials caused an accumulation of carbon dioxide of 7% to over 10% with the model lying face d...

In recent years much attention has been focussed on the importance of moisture conservation practices in coconut lands, particularly in drier parts of the Coconut triangle. Experiments were conducted in mature coconut plantations, to study the effect of various methods of application of coconut husk and coir dust, in lateritic and sandly soils, on the yield of palms. The results revealed that t...

The objective of the study was to analyze chemical structure of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by employing ultimate, proximate and thermo-gravimetric techniques. Samples from different anatomical parts of date palm, namely trunk, frond base, frond midrib, leaflets, coir, fruit stem, date stone, and fruit empty bunches were considered for the experiments. Based on the findings in this work ...

Natural fibrehas a good capacity as acoustic insulation materials because of its characteristics, and therefore it is widely used in many applications. This research aims to explore biomass waste from the palm oil mill coconut production materials. Fibre wastes for this study included empty fruit bunch (EFB), mesocarp fibre (MF) coir (CF), which were treated using sodium hydroxide (NaOH) elimin...

Polypropylene composites reinforced with coir fibre and yam peel particulate were produced using compression moulding machine. Treated untreated fibres used; 1.5 M NaOH was used for the treated fibres. Yam grouped into two, untreated; modified 1 solution of HCl in proportion 30% 70%, respectively. The which sun-dried 14 days pulverized sieved to ?45 µm. Samples developed reinforcements (TCF/YPP...

The surface of coconut coir pith, a lignocellulosic polymer was modified with a cationic surfactant, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide and used as an adsorbent for the removal of sulfate from aqueous solutions. Optimum pH for maximum removal of sulfate was found to be 2.0. Adsorption has been found to be concentration dependent and follows pseudo second order kinetics. Langmuir, Freundlich and...