Mango FAQ

A polyembryonic mango seed contains more than one embryo, so one stone may produce several seedlings. Many of those embryos can be maternal, or nucellar, copies; a sexually produced embryo may also be present. It is therefore inaccurate to promise that every sprout is a clone. Seed type describes how the embryos formed, not whether a seedling will remain small or produce fruit at a guaranteed age.

Polyembryonic seeds can contain several embryos, including maternal nucellar embryos and a sexually produced embryo. That makes them useful sources of relatively uniform seedlings, but it does not establish the identity of every individual sprout. Keep seedlings linked to their seed parent and record unusual plants separately. Where genetic uniformity matters commercially, visual resemblance alone is weaker evidence than suitable genetic testing.