Question

what do you mean by retting

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Answer:

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Process by which the fibre is separated from plant stem by decaying them in water.