Determining color in rin lines

[Boutique Tomatoes]

Originally Posted by Darren Abbey

The rin mutation inhibits ethylene production, thus interfering with ripening. You should be able to test your fruit by ripening them the same way grocers do, with supplemental ethylene. A simple source is ripening bananas in a bag or other sealed container. It'll probably take some experimenting to figure out the best ripening induction protocol for you.

Interesting, I never considered that approach. I would have assumed that the homozygous rin would never color, I've kept them for weeks with no changes.

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[Darren Abbey]

Originally Posted by Boutique Tomatoes

Interesting, I never considered that approach. I would have assumed that the homozygous rin would never color, I've kept them for weeks with no changes.

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I'd love to hear about any experiments you do. I haven't grown any rin/rin lines to be able to test the idea out.