Coir into yarn using a simple one-handed system or a spinning wheel. Researchers at CSIR's National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram have developed a biological process for the extraction of coir fibre from coconut husk without polluting the environment. The technology uses enzymes to separate the fibres by converting and solubilizing plant compounds to curb the pollution of waters caused by retting of husks. Because coir pith is high in sodium and potassium, it is treated before use as a growth medium for plants or fungi by soaking in a calcium buffering solution; most coir sold for growing
Aonghas (given name) According to historian Alex Woolf, the early Gaelic form of the name, "Oengus", was borrowed from the Pictish "Onuist", which appears in British as "Ungust". Woolf noted that these names are all derived from the Celtic "*Oinogustos". Linguist John Kneen derived this name from two Celtic elements the following way: "*Oino-gustos", meaning "one-choice". Woolf also stated that between about AD 350 and AD 660, the Insular Celtic dialects underwent changes which included the loss of the final syllables and unstressed vowels, which affected "*Oinogustos" thus: "*Oin<del>o</del>gust<del>os</del>". Aonghas (given name) Aonghas is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic. It is