Consequently lycopene accumulation is inhibited, mostly because of the conversion of lycopene into _-carotene (Dumas et al., 2003).
It has been reported that biosynthesis of lycopene is strongly influenced
by environmental factors, especially daily air temperature (optimum
between 22 and 25 ◦C) and exposure to sunlight (Lumpkin,
2005; Dumas et al., 2003).