Another carotenoid, _-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, is also abundant in tomato. The carotenoid content of tomatoes is affected by cultural practices on one side – genotype and agronomic technique (Kuti and Konuru, 2005; Binoy et al., 2004) and
abiotic factors on the other side – light and temperature (Dumas et al., 2003).