
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nguyen, VQ 
A1  - Ashcroft, WJ 
A1  - Jones, KH 
A1  - McGlasson, WB 
T1  - Evaluation of Fsub(1) hybrids incorporating the <I>rin</I> (ripening inhibitor) gene to improve the storage life and fruit quality of fresh market tomatoes (<I>Lycopersicon esculentum</I> Mill.)
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1991
VL  - 31
IS  - 3
SP  - 407
EP  - 413
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9910407 
N2  - Four new F1 hybrids which incorporate the ripening inhibitor (rin) tomato mutation were compared with standard commercial tomato cultivars, including Flora-Dade, for the fresh market in New South Wales and Victoria. The rin gene, in the heterozygous condition, delayed the start of ripening by a few days, increased the interval between breaker and full ripe from 5 to 7 days compared with commercial cultivars, and increased the storage life of ripe fruits from 28 to 40 days at 20¦C. There were no significant differences between the level of red colour developed by the rin hybrids and reference tomatoes; however, the rin hybrid fruits took 4 days longer to reach full red colour. The fruits of rin hybrid were as firm as the reference tomatoes when picked at breaker and stored at 20¦C for 6 days. However, rin hybrid fruits were significantly (P<0.05) firmer than those of reference tomatoes when harvested at a full ripe stage. Of the 4 rin hybrids tested, HRAS 87-70, which showed the most promise, was released in February 1990 as 'Red Centre'. 
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