Sixteen sugars were used as carbon sources in cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.) pollen germination tests. Only six, sucrose, raffinose, lactose, maltose, melizitose, and trehalose supported germination. Sucrose produced the highest percentage of germination while raffinose produced the longest pollen tube. Among sixteen different combinations of H3BO3 (B) and CaCl2.2H2O (Ca) media tested, maximum germination percentage was obtained by addition of 50 ppm and 100 ppm of B and Ca, respectively. Cabbage pollen was stored at 4°C for 25 days without loss of their initial viability.