Jute Cultivation: Harvesting & climate
Q. Which of the following statements is/ are correct about Jute cultivation?
1. The plants are usually harvested after they flower, before the flowers go to seed.
2. The suitable climate for growing jute is a warm and wet climate.- Published on 11 Nov 15a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Both
- The jute plants are usually harvested after they flower, before the flowers go to seed.
- The stalks are cut off close to the ground. The stalks are tied into bundles and soaked in water for about 20 days.
- This process softens the tissues and breaks the hard pectin bond between the bast and Jute hurd (inner woody fiber stick) and the process permits the fibres to be separated.
- The fibres are then stripped from the stalks in long strands and washed in clear, running water.
- Then they are hung up or spread on thatched roofs to dry. After 2–3 days of drying, the fibres are tied into bundles.
