The husk of coconut is made of sclerenchymatous tissue. It has thick-walled, usually lignified cells which form the outer protective covering of fruits and nuts
Coir, also called coconut fibre, is a natural fibre extracted from the outer husk of coconut, and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes, and mattresses
Coir pith is a by-product generated from coir industries. It is composed of short fibres and the mesocarp pith remaining after the extraction of long fibres from the reUed or fresh coconut husk.
The extraction of coconut fiber from husks gives us this byproduct called coco-peat, which is a 100% natural growing medium. This cocopeat dried in the natural sun is processed to produce different items namely cocopeat block