Roshdy Ebrahim

Notebook about Agricultural Industry Roshdy Ebrahim

INTRODUCTION Wild vegetables have been the mainstay of human diets for centuries and are receiving renewed attention from nutritionists, healthcare professionals, scientists, educationists, governments and the general public with the recognition that they could significantly contribute to alleviating hunger and malnutrition. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by a wide variety of fungal species that cause nutritional losses and represent a significant hazard to the food chain. Among the food-borne mycotoxins, aflatoxins and fumonisins are likely to be of greatest significance in Africa and other tropical developing countries as they pose various chronic health risks. Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) is one of the most widely consumed fresh vegetables in the world. It is one of the most important vegetable crops from nutritional, as well as, consumption point of view. It is consumed fresh, cooked or after processing and tops the list of canned vegetables. The edible part of the fruit is known as the power house of nutrition. Tomato plays a very important role in human nutrition and well-being. It is a versatile fruit vegetable, making significant contributions to human nutrition throughout the world, for their content of sugars, acids, vitamins, minerals, lycopene and other carotenoids, fiber and potassium. Potato blackleg is a seedborne disease caused mainly by Pectobacterium atrosepticum under cool environments at temperatures around 20[degrees]C. Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis (Pcb), Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum and Dickeya spp. can also cause blackleg and soft rot diseases under different environmental conditions.