Question
“Pollen grains has some harmful effects”. Discuss.
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Answer
- Pollen grains cause severe allergies, bronchial respiratory disorders, asthma, bronchitis, etc.
- Parthenium (or carrot grass) came into India as contaminant with imported wheat and causes pollen allergy.
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