For breeding new Korean tea cultivars, it is very important to get basic informations on pollen storage method. Results of this investigation are summarized as follows. The pollen germination rate during storage was changed a little differently among varieties, and pollens collected from flowers in bloom-the pollens collected in two days before bloom showed higher germination rate than them in one day after bloom or five days before bloom. During Storafe at 20˚C, the pollens germination rate was decreased in 3 to 5 days after storage, and pollens was not germinated in 25 days after storage. Optimum temperature for pollen storage was 0 to -5˚C. Pollens in one day after bloom showed low germination rate compared to them in bloom or in 1-5 days before bloom. In conclusion. to extend storage time of tea pollens, it should collect and store in bloom or one day before bloom.
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