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Explain the precautions that should be observed during the harvesting of pyrethrum

Explain the precautions that should be observed during the harvesting of pyrethrum.

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- Precautions observed during harvesting of pyrethrum

- Pricking starts 3-4 months to maintain quality

- Picked flowers are put in woven baskets to allow ventilation and avoid fermentation of flowers.

- Wet flowers should not be picked because they heat up and ferment

- Picked flowers should not be compacted to avoid heating up and fermenting.

- A suitable picking intervals/14-21 days is maintained to avoid harvesting
overblown flowers.

- Break the flower stalk to maintain quality
johnson mwenjera answered the question on December 6, 2017 at 12:45

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