Pollen tablets are available in the market for:

Pollen tablets are available in the market for:
  1. in-vitro fertilization
  2. Breeding program
  3. Supplementing food
  4. ex-situ conservation

Solution

The pollen grains are rich in nutrients (proteins-7 to 26%, carbohydrates-24-48%, fats-0.9 to 14.5%) and hence can be taken as tablets or syrups to improve health, enhance performance of athletes and race horses.

Asked in: NEET 2014

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