why jute plant is harvested at the flowering age?

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During the flowering stage the stem of the jute plant has more of fibres. These fibres are separated by non fibrous matter by hand the process is known as stripping. After obtaining fibres, they can be spun into yarns and fabric can be made from these yarns.

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