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Seeds, Rootstocks & BreedingWhat does non-additive inheritance mean when choosing mango parents?
It means offspring performance cannot be explained only by summing independent parental contributions. Particular gene combinations can matter, so an excellent parent need not produce equally useful offspring with every partner. Mango crossing studies have reported non-additive contributions to fruit traits. Evaluate specific families rather than assuming that a simple parental average identifies the most promising combination.