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Two Indian women are seen pruning tea plants with a smile on their faces and enjoying their work. A group of Indian people are pruning tea plants with sickles in a tea garden located in Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India. Tea pruning is a horticultural practice widely used in tea plantation. This process helps the plants to get rid of the diseased, damaged, unproductive, unwanted or dead tissues. This helps the plant to maintain and improve its health. This further enables the plant to prevent insects and decay organisms from entering and also to shape up itself by controlling and directing its growth. Pruning eliminates cramped and crossing branches. Thus pruning prevents plant damage and ensures enough sunlight and air for the leaves. Tea pruning also increases the overall yield or qual