2.4.2.2. Peel color measurement.Fruits were assessed for peel color
change using color rating on a scale of 1e7 (1 is dark green, 2 is light
green, 3 is more green than yellow, 4 is more yellow than green, 5 is
yellow with green tips, 6 is fully yellow, and 7 isflecking) and days
to reach full ripe stage (color stage 6) was determined according to
Dadzie and Orchard (1997).
2.4.2.3. Determination of fruit firmness. Fruit firmness was
measured using a fruitfirmness tester (model FT 327). Data were
taken from middle and bottom portion of three ripe bananafingers
per replication (banana hand). Firmness was expressed as the
maximum force (N) required until tissue failure (Dadzie and
Orchard, 1997)