Inclusive production ofK *(892),ρ 0, andω(783) mesons in theϒ energy region

The production ofK*+(892),K*0(892),ρ0(770) andω(783) vector mesons inρ0(770) events as well as in the gluonic Υ(1S) decays andρ0(770) decays has been studied using the ARGUS detector. Combining these results with data on pseudoscalar meson, ϕ meson and baryon production collected with the same detector allow comprehensive studies of quark and gluon fragmentation. Model independent information ons quark and vector meson suppression (s/u=0.37±0.04,V/(V+P)π=0.21±0.04 andV/(V+P) K =0.34±0.03)) are derived. The data are compared with predictions from the models Jetset 7.3 and UCLA 7.31.