January 2018

Postharvest quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) varieties grown under greenhouse and open field conditions

An experiment was carried out to evaluate performances of four tomato varieties (Bishola, Eshet, Marglobe and Moneymaker) harvested at ripe stage from greenhouse and open field condition at Jimma for post-harvest quality characters (total soluble solid, weight loss, titratable acidity, sugar-acid ratio, and pH). Bishola and Eshet had better chemical quality characteristics maintained throughout the end of the storage...

Author(s): Yebirzaf Yeshiwas and Kassaye Tolessa