NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
In recent years, what has become a fashion in terms of pollen use?
Options
- AUsing pollen as fertilizers
- BUsing pollen tablets as food supplements
- CUsing pollen in cosmetics
- DUsing pollen for painting
Correct answer
B. Using pollen tablets as food supplements
Step-by-step solution
Pollen grains of many species cause severe allergies and bronchial afflictions in some people often leading to chronic respiratory disorders– asthma, bronchitis, etc. It may be mentioned that Parthenium or carrot grass that came into India as a contaminant with imported wheat, has become ubiquitous in occurrence and causes pollen allergy. Pollen grains are rich in nutrients. It has become a fashion in recent years to use pollen tablets as food supplements. In western countries, a large number of pollen products in