In our pursuit of finding a local alternative to using topsoil for plant production in containers,
we concluded that coconut husk can be easily processed into an ideal growing medium. On …

In this paper, an eco-friendly approach was reported to fabricate coco coir composites
through water-based chemistry. The novelty of this approach lies in the water-based …

In a study conducted at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta,
Bengaluru on pot mums, chrysanthemum cv. Sadhbhavana, was grown in pots on seven …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) represent positive effects on growth performance,
nutrient absorption and stressed tolerance of host plants, whereas it is not clear whether …

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 …

The most crucial factor in producing papaya seedlings successfully is seed germination. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of seed priming with growing media on …

Hydroponics is a new technology for growing plants in nutrient solutions with or without the
use of an artificial medium (example. sand, gravel, vermiculate, rock wool, coco peat) to …

The quality and quantity of lily cut flowers depend mostly on the composition of growing
media. To evaluate the effect of two sources of the palm peat substrate (the palm trunk …

Fiber and cocopeat are waste products from coconut husks that can be turned into value
added products. Fiber and cocopeat from old coconut husks are well known in coconut …

An experiment was carried out to study the effect of growing media on growth, flowering and
bulb production of LA hybrid and Oriental group of Lilium under protected condition. One …