(Croatian Society of Agronomist, 2011-05-12) K.S. Olorunmaiye
Seeds from a local variety of Mango (Mangifera indica) were collected shortly after
the seasonal fruiting period between March and May, 2009. The seeds were sorted into
four groups tagged, very heavy, heavy, medium and light (25-32, 20-24,16-19 and10-
15g) respectively. The study investigated the effect of seed weight on the number of
seedlings per seed, stem height, number of leaves, and seedling dry weight. The results
showed that the seed weight influenced the various morpho-physiological parameters
studied though, not statistically significant. However, the results of this study showed
that a group (HYS) among the heavy seeds category produced more than one seedling
per seed, while another group (VHS) of heavy seeds produced only one seedling per
seed like other groups of seeds. Greater stem heights were obtained from the seedlings
of heavy and medium weights seed groups, while the shortest stem height was obtained
in medium and light seeds. Seedling dry weights were much higher in heavy and
medium weights seeds than light seeds