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...so, people growing polyembryonic seeds of named mangoes DO NOT actually have the exact same fruit tree as the named cultivars.
@SimonI did not taste any guava flavor. To me, the flavor reminds me of the kesar mango. Love this tree for the Indian flavor profile and the vigorous growth it has. Flowers and sets fruit very well too. If your into kesars and Alponsos, I think this is a very good alternative for growing in SoCal.Max
I fruited a seedling sweet tart for the first time off my seedling tree and off my aunt's manila tree that I grafted onto. The seedling tree itself produced around 15 decent size fruits. It tasted very similar to the original. Fruit was just smaller. The seed was from the mango tasting at Gary's house in Palm Springs from way back when. It was in a pot until two years ago.Original ST on left, seedling on the right Seedling sweet tart grafted onto manila holding 7 fruits on the small graft. You can still see the graft union on the bottom.
Quote from: roblack on October 16, 2020, 02:41:26 PM...so, people growing polyembryonic seeds of named mangoes DO NOT actually have the exact same fruit tree as the named cultivars.Hey Roblack, sort of. When you plant a seed from a Polyembryonic mango, you can get a clone or the zygotic seedling. The Zygotic seedling will be genetically different so it will have a different genotype and the phenotype will likely be different as well. The clone should have identical or near identical genetics so it should have the same genotype and phenotype although there may also be other factors such as genetic drift. Simon
This is my mono embryonic mango seedling which is 9 weeks old. It came from a Keitt mango and I have yet to see any fruit.The second one is also a keitt mango which was poly embryonic but ironically, the leaves look quite different. Than a typical mango tree let alone a keitt. To be honest, I think the mono embryonic one is going to produce more true to type.
Here is an E4 seedling. I planted out several E4 seeds and some came up with multiple sprouts but this seed only had a single sprout come up. It was planted about June-July of last year and is growing very well. It is currently 43 inches tall but has a new vegetative flush pushing right now. Simon
Question regarding genetic variation in monoembryonic mango seedlings:If you plant a monoembryonic mango seed from a fruit that was born in an orchard with homogeneous genetics, say the large Keitt or Kent mango orchards in Mexico or CA, how significant will the genetic variation be in the seedling tree when compared with the parent tree. Will you pretty much get a Kent mango if both parents are Kents?
Growing a few seedlings. 2 volunteer Glenns (mono) in ground; Lemon Zest (poly), Z20 (mono), Ceci Love (mono), Sweet Tart (poly), and maybe one or 2 others all in pots for now. I believe they are all from last season. Lemon Zest is growing tall fast. Gave away a cluster of Orange Sherbets sprouting from one seed. Vigorous. Manalita threw up several sprouts as well. Grew fast, but not nearly as vigorous as LZ and OS. Gave that cluster away too.
About 2010 I planted on of Dr. Campbell’s boys monoembryonic seedlings - Martian Pride. Today I noticed it’s first flowers.