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Journal Article 
Spongy tissue in Alphonso mango. II. A key evidence for the causative role of seed 
Ravindra, V; Shivashankar, S 
2006 
Yes 
Current Science
ISSN: 0011-3891
EISSN: 0011-3905 
91 
12 
1712-1714 
English 
Spongy tissue in Alphonso mango was traced to the seed, which due to its recalcitrant nature, switches over to germination mode during fruit ripening phase drawing nutrients from the mesocarp. However, the question remained as to whether the changes in seed lead to spongy tissue formation in mesocarp or vice versa. To answer this question, Alphonso mango fruits naturally infested with mango stone weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae Fab.) were studied, as the weevil feeds exclusively on the seed within the stone. Absence of spongy tissue in fruits infested by mango stone weevil, where funiculus; and embryonic axis were found damaged by feeding activity of the weevil provided unequivocal natural evidence supporting the causative role of seed in this intricate physiological disorder. 
Alphonso mango; mango stone weevil; seed; spongy tissue