Journal of Research in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

Authors:-S. Sreeremya

Abstract:-Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is a member in the kingdom Plantae, division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Arecales, family Arecaceae and it is broadly growing in tropical countries. The mature dehusked coconut usually possesses 50% wet meat or kernel, 33% shell and 17% water .Coconut husk and other cellulosic biomass as enormous nutrient value which can be used as a growth medium or as a proper substrate for mushroom cultivation.