Lycopene is an important dietary carotenoid found in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) known to play an important role in human health. It has previously been established that variability in lycopene content is influenced by several factors including genetic variability and environmental conditions.  In colder climates, season extension methods such as high tunnels use has increased for extending tomato production season.  Little data exists comparing lycopene content of tomato varieties grown under both field and high tunnel conditions.   In this study, we determined the lycopene content of 'Brandywine' and 'Jet Star' tomato varieties grown in both field and high tunnel using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and spectrophotometry.  The analytical method used to determine lycopene content used greener solvents during extraction and in the HPLC mobile phase in respect to traditional methods.

Effect of high tunnels use on lycopene content in "Brandywine" and "Jet Star" tomatoes (<i>Lycopersicon esculentum</i> Mill.)

247th National Meeting (2014)

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Effect of high tunnels use on lycopene content in "Brandywine" and "Jet Star" tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)