Suganya, D.S.Pradeep, S.Subramanian, S.Jayapriya, J.2014-04-112014-04-112007Indian J. Microbiol. (June 2007) 47:164–166http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/357Bio-softening of the mature coconut husk using Basidiomyceteous fungi was attempted to recover the soft and whiter fifi bers. The process was faster and more effifi cient in degrading lignin and toxic phenolics. Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Pleurotus eryngii and Ceriporiopsis subvermispora were found to degrade lignin effifi ciently without any appreciable loss of cellulose, yielding good quality fifiber ideal for dyeing.enbiosofteningcoconut huskbasidomycetesfacile coir recoveryArticle