Question

How are "Pollen banks"useful ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Pollen Banks' are used to store pollen grains for a short as well as very long period of time in a viable conditions. These pollen grains can be used in various crop breeding programs, biochemical and physiochemical studies. The very important application of pollen bank is to preserve the biodiversity in the form of preservation of valuable of genetic resources.

1) Short term storage of pollen grains

2) Long term storage of pollen

Cryopreservation

Answer 2

Answer:

Pollen grains can be stored for years by cryopreservation. After this treatment, they are stored in pollen banks. Such conserved pollen grains can be used in plant breeding programmes.