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Explain the following terms and name the crop with which each one is associated:
Retting
Explain the following in brief:
Retting
Solution 1
Retting: The stem of jute is dried and stripped of unwanted leaves and is put in water and allowed to rot. This is known as retting. It is associated with jute.
Solution 2
Retting: It is a method in which the stalk of the plant is soaked in water and the fibre is removed from its bark. To achieve this purpose, plants are first submerged in the pool of clean gently flowing water and then fibre is separated from the stem.
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