Manila’ mango fruit is a polyembryonic
variety that has a high metabolic rate compared to ‘Tommy Atkins’,
‘Haden’ or ‘Kent’ which are monoembryonic varieties. Also ‘Manila’
variety has histological differences including fewer layers of
epidermal cells, thinner hypodermic cell walls, thinner cuticle and
larger mesocarp cells than ‘Haden’ fruit