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Name the technique used to store pollen grains.

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(i) Liquid nitrogen `(-196^(@)C)` is used to preserve pollen in viable condition for prolonged duration.
(ii) This technique is called cryopreservation and is used to store pollen grains (pollen banks) of economically important crops for breeding programmes.
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