Why do we use sucrose as the medium for pollen germination?

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Sucrose is use for pollen germination as it helps in formation of pollen tubes, in vitro. various criteria is essential for pollen germination which is fullfilled by sucrose such as providing preferable osmotic pressure and substrate for the metabolism(by providing energy during growth) of pollen.

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