Tomato fruits are stored in the cold (10–15 ◦C) to extend
shelf-life. For every 10 ◦C increase in storage temperature above
optimum, the rate of fruit deterioration increases two- to threefold
(Saltveit, 2003). This insinuates that lower temperatures are
better for long-term storage, however below 12.5 ◦C, whole batches
of tomato may be destroyed by chilling injury (Saltveit and Morris,
1990). The severity of the chilling injury response is higher in green
than in red fruit and increases as a function of storage time and
temperature (Morris, 1982).