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Seeds, Rootstocks & BreedingHow can a mango rootstock drought trial avoid rewarding simple growth suppression?
Compare water exposure, plant size, recovery, and subsequent performance rather than survival alone. A small, weak plant may use less water yet still be a poor orchard rootstock. Include a locally used comparison and document whether all plants started healthy and at comparable stages. Treat this as an evaluation design: rootstock potential under drought needs testing beneath commercial scions, not inference from a stressed seedling photograph.