Blue LED lighting improves the postharvest quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Zahide F1) fruits

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects different wavelengths LED lighting on postharvest quality tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Zahide) during breaker harvest stages..
 Material and Methods: Harvested tomato fruits were placed 500 g polystyrene foam dishes wrapped with stretch film. They then stored in 4±1ºC temperature 85-90% relative humidity for 42 days under red (R), blue (B), green (G) white (W) light conditions. dark used as control (C). 
 Results: R W treatments increased hue angle value, yellowness index fruit firmness Blue lighting, also decreased electrolyte leakage that indicates delaying senescence. It found delayed decay.
 Conclusion: As a conclusion, it could be satated more effective than red, maintaining harvested at breaking stage.