Abstract
Red tomatoes exposed for one month to monochromatic Far-Red Light (FRL 740 nm) and darkness,respectively at 10 °C were subjected to physical-nutritional-microbiological investigations. The stimulation of wax biosynthesis corroborated with the widening of hydrophobic fraction in the tomatoes wax composition, the narrowing of the diameter and aperture of pericarp cells in tomatoes cuticle during FRL exposure result in tighter cuticle-wax adhesion, enhanced barrier properties against transpiration and