Application of a LED-based reflectance sensor for the assessing in situ the lycopene content of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna G. Mignani ◽  
Leonardo Ciaccheri ◽  
Andrea A. Mencaglia ◽  
Lorenza Tuccio ◽  
Giovanni Agati
Keyword(s):  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill ◽  
Lycopene Content

scholarly journals The Effect of Methyl Jasmonate Vapour on Some Characteristics of Fruit Ripening, Carotenoids and Tomatine Changes in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janusz Czapski ◽  
Marian Saniewski
Keyword(s):  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Methyl Jasmonate ◽  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Outer Part ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill ◽  
Visual Scoring ◽  
Lycopene Content ◽  
Fruit Pericarp ◽  
Β Carotene

Tomato ripening in normal red-fruited cultivar (Fiorin) was delayed by treatment with methyl jasmonate (JA-Me) vapour. A visual scoring system for describing tomato ripening was used. Surface of fruits exposed to JA-Me vapour, increased in yellow and decreased in red as determined by HunterLab colour meter. JA-Me significantly altered the firmness of fruits after 21 days storage. Vapour of JA-Me enhanced the level of β-carotene in outer part (peel with 3 mm pericarp tissue) of fruit, while it had no effect in peeled fruit pericarp. JA-Me treatment decreased the level of lycopene in outer part and pericarp tissue, however, in outer part lycopene content decreased at a higher rate than in pericarp. Amount of tomatine in fruits treated with JA-Me had enhanced four-fold in outer part and by 62% in peeled fruit pericarp as compared with the control.

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