Glossary

Germplasm is genetic material maintained or used for conservation, research, or breeding. In mangoes it can be represented by living trees, seeds, or other suitable plant material, accompanied by records that describe its identity and origin. A collection of many unlabeled trees is much less useful than a documented collection. Because seed propagation can change genotype and mango seed is not suited to conventional long-term dry storage, living collections and reliable vegetative propagation have particular importance.