However, in many cases, light is not controlled during postharvest storage and products are commercially stored in darkness, which induces senescence and accelerates this process significantly. Although the senescence-inducing effect of postharvest light deprivation onmany crops has been acknowledged and extensively described, there is little information regarding the effect of visible light exposure on fruits or horticultural products during postharveststorage. In tomato, for example, exposure to red light increases