BACTERIAL CONSORTIA FOR RETTING OF COCONUT HUSKS IN TANKS
A bacterial consortium developed on coconut husk leachates could ret coconut husk steeped for retting in Digital Audio Convertor 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 fib