Question

3. What do you mean by the term retting?​

Answer 1

Retting is a process employing the action of micro-organisms and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and pectins surrounding bast-fibre bundles, and so facilitating separation of the fibre from the stem.[1] It is used in the production of fibre from plant materials such as flax and hemp stalks and coir from coconut husks

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Answer 2

Answer:

Retting is a process employing the action of micro-organisms and moisture on plants to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissues and pectins surrounding bast-fibre bundles, and so facilitating separation of the fibre from the stem.

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