Floating, Boating and Introgression: Molecular Techniques and the Ancestry of Coconut Palm Populations on Pacific Islands [PDF]
, 2004 It has previously been suggested that the coconut populations of Pacific islands arose by introgression between wild types that disseminated by floating from an ancestral center of origin and domestic types that were brought in small boats from a center ...
Baudouin, Luc +2 more
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BIOTECHNOLOGY IN COIR EXTRACTION & WASTE UTILIZATION
CORD, 2001 Coir, the fibre extracted from the mesocarp of the drupe of the coconut palm cocos nucifera is used for the production of beautiful products like mats, matting, carpet, handicrafts etc.
Anita Das Ravindranath
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Performance of coir geotextile reinforced subgrade for low volume roads
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2020 Reinforcing flexible pavements using different types of geosynthetics is a technique that is widely used to increase the service life, reduce the maintenance costs and, guarantee high performance throughout the service life. This paper presents the insights from combined experimental and numerical analysis conducted on organic soil reinforced with coir
V. Anusudha, V. Sunitha, Samson Mathew
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Effect of Rock Phosphate on Nutrient Status and Nut Load of Mature Coconut in South-Western Ghana
CORD, 2011 The effect of rock phosphate on mature coconut was evaluated from 2004 to 2010 within the context of low nut yield due to phosphorus deficiency in the acidic soils of South-Western Ghana.
E. Andoh-Mensah
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Influence of discrete fibre reinforcement on the uniaxial compression response and seismic wave velocity of a cement-stabilised sandy-clay [PDF]
, 2015 A sandy clay from the northeast region of Portugal has been reinforced with polypropylene fibres and cement, and seismic wave velocity measurements and uniaxial compression strength tests were performed. Results showed that the fibre induce variations on
Araújo, Nuno Miguel Faria +5 more
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Experimental Investigations on Biological Resistance of Surface Modified Coir Geotextiles [PDF]
International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 2016 Results of detailed experimental studies carried out to investigate the resistance of coir geotextiles modified using cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) to attack of biological organisms are reported. A mixed spore suspension composed of four fungal stains, Chaetomium indicum, Curvularia lunata, Aspergillus fumigatus and Penicillium rubrum was used to ...
S. Sumi, N. Unnikrishnan, Lea Mathew
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Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Behaviors of Fiber‐Reinforced Fly Ash‐Soil Mixture
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 In recent years, applications of different types of solid waste in fiber‐reinforced soil are developed to improve the strength of soil. This study presents an experimental investigation of mechanical properties of polypropylene fiber‐reinforced fly ash‐soil mixtures. A series of direct shear tests and unconfined compression tests were carried out.
Lihua Li +5 more
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Improvement of Clayey Soils by Combined Bamboo Strip and Flax Fiber Reinforcement
Advances in Civil Engineering, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 A combined bamboo strips and flax fiber reinforcement method to reinforce clay is proposed in this paper, and in order to study the mechanical properties of bamboo strips and flax fiber‐reinforced clay (BFRC), a series of tensile tests were carried out to obtain the relationship between the average tensile force and deformation of flax fiber and bamboo
Fang Tong +3 more
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Practical approach to predict the shear strength of fibre-reinforced clay [PDF]
, 2017 yesCarpet waste fibres have a higher volume to weight ratios and once discarded into landfills, these fibres occupy a larger volume than other materials of similar weight.
Anggraini, V. +4 more
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Mechanical performance of bio‐based fiber reinforced polymer composites: A review
Polymer Composites, Volume 46, Issue S3, Page S9-S43, 10 October 2025.Applications of bio‐based fiber reinforced polymer composites in various sectors. Abstract Natural fiber‐reinforced polymeric composites (NFRCs) offer a sustainable solution at the intersection of environmental consciousness and materials engineering. These composites address plastic pollution and industrial material demands by utilizing natural fibers
Daksh Shelly +5 more
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