Effects of Cultivars, Growing and Storage Environments on Quality of Tomato
The postharvest quality management of tomatoes is
important to limit the amount of losses that occur due to deterioration
between harvest and consumption. This study was undertaken to
investigate the effects of pre- and postharvest integrated agrotechnologies,
involving greenhouse microclimate and postharvest
storage conditions, on the postharvest quality attributes of four
tomato cultivars. Tomato fruit firmness, colour (hue angle (h°) and
L* value), pH and total soluble solids for the cultivars Bona,
Star 9037, Star 9009 and Zeal, grown in a fan-pad evaporativelycooled
and an open-ended naturally-ventilated tunnel, were harvested
at the mature-green stage. The tomatoes were stored for 28 days
under cold storage conditions, with a temperature of 13°C and RH of
85%, and under ambient air conditions, with a temperature of 23±
2°C and RH of 52± 4%. This study has provided information on the
effect of integrated pre-harvest and postharvest agro-technologies,
involving greenhouse microclimate and postharvest storage
environment on the postharvest quality attributes of four of the
tomato cultivars in South Africa. NVT-grown tomatoes retained
better textural qualities, but ripened faster by changing from green to
red faster, although these were reduced under cold storage conditions.
FPVT-grown tomatoes had lower firmness, but ripened slowly with
higher colour attributes. With cold storage conditions, the firmness of
FPVT-grown tomatoes was maintained. Cultivar Bona firmness and
colour qualities depreciated the fastest, but it had higher TSS content
and lower pH values. Star 9009 and Star 9037 presented better
quality, by retaining higher firmness and ripening slowly, but they
had the lowest TSS contents and high pH values, especially
Star 9037. Cold storage improved the firmness of tomato cultivars
with poor textural quality and faster colour changes.
[1] DAFF, Production guidelines for tomato. Directorate on Agricultural
Information Services, Pretoria, South Africa. Available from:
www.daff.gov.za/publications. (Accessed 25 March 2013).
[2] H. Hanna, Influence of cultivar, growing media, and cluster pruning on
greenhouse tomato yield and fruit quality. HortTechnology, 2009, vol.
19, no. 2, pp. 395-399.
[3] M.M. Maboko, C.P. du Plooy, and I. Bertling, Performance of tomato
cultivars in temperature and non-temperature controlled plastic tunnels.
In: eds. Castilla, N, van Kooten, O, Sase, S, Meneses, JF, Schnitzler,
WH and van Os, E, Proceedings of the XXVIIIth International
Symposium on Greenhouse and Soilless Cultivation. ActaHort 927,
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010, pp. 405-411.
[4] R.G.Snyder, Greenhouse Tomato Handbook. (Internet). Publication
1828, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Starkville, USA.
Available from: http://www.msucares.com/pubs/publications/
pub1828.htm. (Accessed 15 August 2003).
[5] C.E. Sams, Pre-harvest factors affecting postharvest texture. Postharvest
Biology and Technology, 1999, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 249-254.
[6] P. Sirisomboon, M. Tanaka and T. Kojima, Evaluation of tomato
textural mechanical properties. Journal of Food Engineering, 2012, vol.
111, no. 4, pp. 618-624.
[7] Gorini, FL and Testoni, A. 1990. The relation between colour and
quality of vegetables. In: eds. Jordan, JL, Workshop on Measuring
Consumer Perception of Internal Product Quality, 31-60. Acta Hort 259,
Wageningen, the Netherlands.
[8] Genanew, T. 2013. Effect of post-harvest treatments on storage
behaviour and quality of tomato fruits. World Journal of Agricultural
Sciences vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 29-37.
[9] L.A.F. Camelo, and P.A. Gómez, Comparison of colour indexes for
tomato ripening. Horticultura Brasileira 2004, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 534-
553.
[10] J.R. Stommel, and K.G. Haynes, Inheritance of beta carotene content in
the wild tomato species Lycopersicon cheesmanii. Journal of Heredity
1994, vol. 85, no. 5, 401-404.
[11] R.L. Jarret, H. Sayama, and E.C. Tigchelaar, Pleiotropic effects
associated with the chlorophyll intensifier mutations high pigment and
dark green in tomato. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural
Science 1984, vol. 109, no. 6, pp. 873-878.
[12] E.J. Sacks and D.M. Francis, Genetic and environmental variation for
tomato flesh colour in a population of modern breeding lines. Journal of
the American Society for Horticultural Science, 20011, vol. 26, no. 2,
221-226
[13] S. Brandt, Z. Pék, and E. Barna, Lycopene content and colour of
ripening tomatoes as affected by environmental conditions. Journal of
the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2006, vol. 86, no. 4, 568-572.
[14] A. Radzeviius, R. Karklelien, P. Viškelis, R. Bobinait and S.
Sakalauskien, Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruit quality and
physiological parameters at different ripening stages of Lithuanian
cultivars. Agronomy Res., 2009, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 712-718.
[15] F.R.B. Caliman, F.J.H. Da Silva, , P.C. Stringheat, P.C.R. Fontes, G.R.
Moreira and E.C. Mantovani, Quality of tomatoes grown under a
protected environment and field conditions. IDESIA (Chile), 2010, vol.
28, no. 2, pp. 75-82.
[16] R. Sakiyama and M.A. Stevens, Organic acid accumulation in attached
and detached tomato fruits. Journal of the American Society for
Horticultural Science, 1976, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 394-396.
[17] Bertin, N, Ghichard, N, Leonardi, C, Longuenesse, JJ, Langlois, D and
Naves, B. 2000. Seasonal evolution of the quality of fresh glasshouse
tomato under Mediterranean conditions, as affected by vapour pressure
deficit and plant fruit load. Annals of Botany vol. 85, no. 6,741-750.
[18] ME Saltveit, 2003. Respiratory metabolism. In: eds. Gross, KC, Wang,
CY and Saltveit, ME, the Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables and
Florist and Nursery Stocks. Agriculture Handbook 66. USDA,
Beltsville, USA.
[19] J.W. De Bruyn, F. Garretsen, and E. Kooistra, Variation in taste and
chemical composition of the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.).
Euphytica, 1971, vol. 20, no 2, pp. 214-227.
[20] A.A. Kader, Perspective, Flavour quality of fruits and vegetables.
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2008, vol. 88, no.
11,1863-1868.
[21] A.A. Kader, Effects of post-harvest handling procedures on tomato
quality. In: eds. El-Beltagy, AS and Persson, AR, Symposium on
Tomato Production on Arid Land. Acta Hort, 1984, vol. 190, pp. 209-
221.
[1] DAFF, Production guidelines for tomato. Directorate on Agricultural
Information Services, Pretoria, South Africa. Available from:
www.daff.gov.za/publications. (Accessed 25 March 2013).
[2] H. Hanna, Influence of cultivar, growing media, and cluster pruning on
greenhouse tomato yield and fruit quality. HortTechnology, 2009, vol.
19, no. 2, pp. 395-399.
[3] M.M. Maboko, C.P. du Plooy, and I. Bertling, Performance of tomato
cultivars in temperature and non-temperature controlled plastic tunnels.
In: eds. Castilla, N, van Kooten, O, Sase, S, Meneses, JF, Schnitzler,
WH and van Os, E, Proceedings of the XXVIIIth International
Symposium on Greenhouse and Soilless Cultivation. ActaHort 927,
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010, pp. 405-411.
[4] R.G.Snyder, Greenhouse Tomato Handbook. (Internet). Publication
1828, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Starkville, USA.
Available from: http://www.msucares.com/pubs/publications/
pub1828.htm. (Accessed 15 August 2003).
[5] C.E. Sams, Pre-harvest factors affecting postharvest texture. Postharvest
Biology and Technology, 1999, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 249-254.
[6] P. Sirisomboon, M. Tanaka and T. Kojima, Evaluation of tomato
textural mechanical properties. Journal of Food Engineering, 2012, vol.
111, no. 4, pp. 618-624.
[7] Gorini, FL and Testoni, A. 1990. The relation between colour and
quality of vegetables. In: eds. Jordan, JL, Workshop on Measuring
Consumer Perception of Internal Product Quality, 31-60. Acta Hort 259,
Wageningen, the Netherlands.
[8] Genanew, T. 2013. Effect of post-harvest treatments on storage
behaviour and quality of tomato fruits. World Journal of Agricultural
Sciences vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 29-37.
[9] L.A.F. Camelo, and P.A. Gómez, Comparison of colour indexes for
tomato ripening. Horticultura Brasileira 2004, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 534-
553.
[10] J.R. Stommel, and K.G. Haynes, Inheritance of beta carotene content in
the wild tomato species Lycopersicon cheesmanii. Journal of Heredity
1994, vol. 85, no. 5, 401-404.
[11] R.L. Jarret, H. Sayama, and E.C. Tigchelaar, Pleiotropic effects
associated with the chlorophyll intensifier mutations high pigment and
dark green in tomato. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural
Science 1984, vol. 109, no. 6, pp. 873-878.
[12] E.J. Sacks and D.M. Francis, Genetic and environmental variation for
tomato flesh colour in a population of modern breeding lines. Journal of
the American Society for Horticultural Science, 20011, vol. 26, no. 2,
221-226
[13] S. Brandt, Z. Pék, and E. Barna, Lycopene content and colour of
ripening tomatoes as affected by environmental conditions. Journal of
the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2006, vol. 86, no. 4, 568-572.
[14] A. Radzeviius, R. Karklelien, P. Viškelis, R. Bobinait and S.
Sakalauskien, Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruit quality and
physiological parameters at different ripening stages of Lithuanian
cultivars. Agronomy Res., 2009, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 712-718.
[15] F.R.B. Caliman, F.J.H. Da Silva, , P.C. Stringheat, P.C.R. Fontes, G.R.
Moreira and E.C. Mantovani, Quality of tomatoes grown under a
protected environment and field conditions. IDESIA (Chile), 2010, vol.
28, no. 2, pp. 75-82.
[16] R. Sakiyama and M.A. Stevens, Organic acid accumulation in attached
and detached tomato fruits. Journal of the American Society for
Horticultural Science, 1976, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 394-396.
[17] Bertin, N, Ghichard, N, Leonardi, C, Longuenesse, JJ, Langlois, D and
Naves, B. 2000. Seasonal evolution of the quality of fresh glasshouse
tomato under Mediterranean conditions, as affected by vapour pressure
deficit and plant fruit load. Annals of Botany vol. 85, no. 6,741-750.
[18] ME Saltveit, 2003. Respiratory metabolism. In: eds. Gross, KC, Wang,
CY and Saltveit, ME, the Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables and
Florist and Nursery Stocks. Agriculture Handbook 66. USDA,
Beltsville, USA.
[19] J.W. De Bruyn, F. Garretsen, and E. Kooistra, Variation in taste and
chemical composition of the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.).
Euphytica, 1971, vol. 20, no 2, pp. 214-227.
[20] A.A. Kader, Perspective, Flavour quality of fruits and vegetables.
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2008, vol. 88, no.
11,1863-1868.
[21] A.A. Kader, Effects of post-harvest handling procedures on tomato
quality. In: eds. El-Beltagy, AS and Persson, AR, Symposium on
Tomato Production on Arid Land. Acta Hort, 1984, vol. 190, pp. 209-
221.
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between harvest and consumption. This study was undertaken to
investigate the effects of pre- and postharvest integrated agrotechnologies,
involving greenhouse microclimate and postharvest
storage conditions, on the postharvest quality attributes of four
tomato cultivars. Tomato fruit firmness, colour (hue angle (h°) and
L* value), pH and total soluble solids for the cultivars Bona,
Star 9037, Star 9009 and Zeal, grown in a fan-pad evaporativelycooled
and an open-ended naturally-ventilated tunnel, were harvested
at the mature-green stage. The tomatoes were stored for 28 days
under cold storage conditions, with a temperature of 13°C and RH of
85%, and under ambient air conditions, with a temperature of 23±
2°C and RH of 52± 4%. This study has provided information on the
effect of integrated pre-harvest and postharvest agro-technologies,
involving greenhouse microclimate and postharvest storage
environment on the postharvest quality attributes of four of the
tomato cultivars in South Africa. NVT-grown tomatoes retained
better textural qualities, but ripened faster by changing from green to
red faster, although these were reduced under cold storage conditions.
FPVT-grown tomatoes had lower firmness, but ripened slowly with
higher colour attributes. With cold storage conditions, the firmness of
FPVT-grown tomatoes was maintained. Cultivar Bona firmness and
colour qualities depreciated the fastest, but it had higher TSS content
and lower pH values. Star 9009 and Star 9037 presented better
quality, by retaining higher firmness and ripening slowly, but they
had the lowest TSS contents and high pH values, especially
Star 9037. Cold storage improved the firmness of tomato cultivars
with poor textural quality and faster colour changes.
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