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Old April 8, 2018   #7
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Originally Posted by Darren Abbey View Post
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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