PlantFiles: Mango Ataulfo
Mangifera indica 'Ataulfo'

A high-yield mango variety from Mexico.

You don't need to germinate them in agar agar - I was able to germinate 4 (100% germination rate) with just a "fake green house" to enforce similar conditions in the tropics and speed up the germination process.

Just take out the hard husk of the seed and it'll be good to go. They'll germinate within 5-14 days and you can see the sturdy roots grow...they germinate quicker that jackfruits!

Mango Ataulfo is a smallish, bright yellow mango grown in Mexico and sometimes imported into the U.S. The seed is very thin so there is more sweet, juicey, fibreless flesh on the fruit than one would expect. The shape is unusual in that the large end is where the stem is attached and the bottom end is smaller - the opposite of a pear.
I bought one recently, at the end of the season, and upon opening the husk and removing the seed I found that the embryo had already sprouted a six inch root which was curled up inside the husk. I placed the seed very carefully in a cradle with the root below and suspended it in a jar of water to see if it wld possibly straighten out and grow. The sprout embryo looked as if it is also beginning to grow, so maybe it will become a viable plant. WalterT 7-26-04.