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(a) Field management practices.
(i) Weeding
(ii) Irrigation
(iii) Pest control
(iv) Disease control
(v) Gapping
(vi) Thinning.
(b) Post harvesting practices.
(i) Drying
(ii) Threshing
(iii) Winnowing
(iv) Sorting
(v) Dusking
(vi) Package.
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