At the outset, it is important to understand a few details about the coconut trees and modern agriculture activities since this topic (coconut husk cut chips) is related to the coconut husk, fiber, horticulture, organic manure, hi-tech irrigation system which comes under modern agriculture.
The coconut trees are one of the members of the family of palm trees. The scientific name of the coconut tree is cocos nucirera. Botanically, the coconut is a drupe and not a nut. The name coconut comes from coco, is the Portuguese and Spanish word means the head or skull of a human since the three dots on the outer shell of the coconut is resembling to the human face.
Generally, the coconut trees are ubiquitously seen in the coastal areas and cultivated in tropic regions such as Indonesia, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Mexico, Congo. The coconut trees are large and grow up to 30 meters height with pinnate leaves up to the length of 6 meters can yield up to 75 fruits per year.
Each part of a coconut tree such as the flesh of the fruit (food, milk, flour), the water inside the fruit (healthy drink), the dried fruits (oil), the hard shell of the fruit (activated carbon), the husk of the fruit (fibers, coir pith, cut chip, manure), the dried tree leaves (thatching), the sticks (broom sticks), the flower (medicine) and, the wood (fire, charcoal) are giving numbers of benefits to the humans till the end of its life
Modern agriculture is the approach towards implementing new technologies through the research, invention and, developments which are in the way to increase the farmer’s efficiency, quality and output and, to reduce the uses of the natural resource such as water, land and, power.
Modern agriculture is the integrated system developed based on two vital goals that are the highest yield with the highest profit. In order to achieve the two goals, the farmers around the world have to practices the techniques that are intensive tillage, monoculture, application of inorganic fertilizer, irrigation, chemical pest control and, genetic manipulation of crop plants.
The invention and utility of coconut husk cut chip one of the evidences for the approach towards the practice of modern agriculture. The coconut husk is the outer shell of the fruit protecting the fruit and water content against trophic situations. Using the chip cutter machine, the soaked husk of the coconut then cut in to different sizes. In the way to maintain chemical properties such as the concentration of hydrogen ion, electric conductivity, the husk cut chip then, sieved, cleaned, washed, and dried.
The coconut husk cut chip is a soil medium mixed with coir pith and an alternative product for peat moss. The coconut husk cut chip looks like a spongy substance naturally has a good water holding capacity and aeration than the soil. In horticulture and floriculture, the coconut husk cut chip has used to germinate seeds. This is one of the substances used to manufacture organic manure, and the end uses of the coconut husk cut chip in the modern cultivation found versatile.
The coconut husk chips make it a superior alternative to bark based growing medium. Nowadays, many orchids and cut-flower growers are successfully using coconut husk chips instead of bark, finding it has significant advantages in terms of quality, consistency, and even lower production costs.
Although the coconut husk cut chips manufactured by many renowned industries, introducing modern technologies and production facilities, still there are some gaps, in the way to increase the quantity, quality and to reduce the product cost, found, further to be filled.
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