What is the function of germ pore?

(A)Emergence of radicle
(B)Absorption of water for seed germination
(C)Initiation of pollen tube
(D)Release of male gametes

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As mentioned earlier, following compatible pollination, the pollen grain germinates on the stigma to produce a pollen tube through one of the germ pores (Figure 1.12a).

Chapter: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Section: 1.2.3 Pollination
Page: 15
Words matched: 26 of 26

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0, emb=0.7968, combined=0.8781). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that the pollen tube is produced 'through one of the germ pores', which directly and conclusively establishes the function of germ pore as initiation of the pollen tube.

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