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Tue, May 25, 10 at 13:32
| I am sprouting a bunch of Ataulfo and Champagne mango seeds. I would like to know if the "true to type" seedling is the single most vigorous plant from the seed or the several smaller ones from the seed. I remember reading some time back that one of them is the result of pollination and the others are not. Which one should I keep if I need a seedling that closely resemble the parent? Thanks in advance. |
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- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Tue, May 25, 10 at 19:20
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- Posted by mangojoe_1975 Guatemala (My Page) on Thu, May 27, 10 at 1:50
| The answer is the strongest, most vigorous are generally the nucellar T type offspring of the maternal parent. They are genetic clones of the tree from which they came. The others are zygotic and are sexually reproduced. |
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| Thanks! Got it. Will select the strongest lookig seedlings from my bunch of sprouted seeds. |
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| How often does this type of sprouting occur? Does it happen with other types of seeds like avocado? |
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| From reading, not experience. The East Asian varieties do this, the Indian varieties do not. I always thought avocados would not grow true to type, could be wrong. |
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| ... and so what does the "zygotic" seedling become if it's sexually produced? mangodawg |
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| well, you get a new cultivar. mostly the stringy ode de turpentine cultivar....unless you are really really special. cannis lupus lippus |
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| or, the mango stork comes and brings a baby mango. A butt ugly red headed stepchild of a baby mango. The mango stork is overstocked with butt ugly baby mangos. |
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| Avocado can be polyembrionic. Approximately 20% of my West Indian type seeds have multiple shoots and taproots. Here's a photo of one. John |
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