Abstract:
Five varieties of tomatoes were grown in sandy regosols to
evaluate some of their quality characters viz. acidity and
contents ol vitamin C and sugar at different stages of fruit
development such as green
green orange and ripening stages.
The varieties KC 1, Roma and Caribou lnra showed progressive
Increase in sugarconteniftom grcento green orange io ripening
stage. However, the variety Marglob€ expressed a decreasing
trend on the same. The increasing trend of acidity from green
lo opening was observed in KC 1, Roma and Caribou Inra bui
vice-versa in th€ varieties oiT i45 and Marqibo. The vitamin
C content of variety Marglobe was found to be higher than that
of ihe vanety T 146 ai all three stages of fruit
