When you plant mango seeds that dont reproduce true-to-type, how different will it be from the parent fruit?

Question

When you plant a monoembryonic mango seed, it is said that it will not reproduce "true-to-type" and will bear not exactly the same fruit quality. I just want to know how different will the resulting fruit be from the planted seed? Will it be way, way off, or just have some slight difference? You see, I planted a Keitt mango seed which is monoembryonic, (which means it wont reproduce true to type). Can I still expect the seedling tree to bear good fruit that is still quite close to Keitt, or will it more likely bear sour, primitive, wild-type mangoes?

Answer 1

There is really no way to tell for sure.  It may turn out to be a good mango and it may not.  All you can do is plant and wait several years to find out.  That is the reason people are usually not prepared to put so much time into planting one and take the chance.  It is usually in your best interest to buy a true type plant or root a cutting from a good tree.