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Microbiological Examination Of Decaying Vegetable (pumpkin Leaves)
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
Pumpkin leaves, fruits and
flowers are all protective health giving foods. They contain vitamins
and minerals that the body needs to stay healthy. The dark green pumpkin
leaves are an excellent source of vitamin A. The body needs vitamin A
for proper growth, health eyes and protection from disease. The pumpkin
leaves are also a good source of calcium, vitamin C, Iron and protein.
Calcium helps to make strong bones and teeth. Vitamin C keeps the body
tissue. Iron helps in keeping the body healthy and the body also needs
protein to grow and stay healthy. Pumpkin leaves have much more of
vitamin A and Vitamin C. pumpkin flowers can also be eaten for it
contains more of vitamin A source. The most nutrients of all pumpkin
foods are the leaves. They are an excellent source of vitamin A and also
vitamin B (Thiamin) and niacin. Vitamin B and niacin helps the body
convert carbohydrate into energy and heat (Anee, 2001).
Pumpkins are
use for food. The tender leaves and stems, flowers, fruits and seed of
pumpkin can all be eaten. Pumpkin leaves can be stored up to six months
but can be achieved when they are not touching each other. It is being
preserved by drying or freezing. Drying pumpkin must be done carefully
in order to kill all their microorganism that would make it spoils. It
needs to be dried in hot sun so that it dries quickly before if spoils.
Pumpkin leaves also contain a great amount of vitamin A that is vital
for a proper growth, healthy eyes and protection form disease. More
ever, pumpkin leaves are great source of calcium and they can be
prepared in many ways. First of all, leaves should be washed every time
before cooking and placed in boiling water (Roberts et al, 2006).
A
pumpkin is a gourd like squash of the genus Cucurbitaand the family
Cucurbitaceae which also include gourds. It commonly refers to cultivars
of any one of the species Cucurbita pepo, Cueurbita mitta, Cucurbita
mayima and is native to North America. They typically have a thick,
orange or yellow shell, creased from the stem to the bottom, containing
the seeds and pulp. A pumpkin leaves is an important food for many
people. It is a very vulnerable because most parts of the plant can be
eaten and are rich in nutrients. Pumpkin is easy to grow and one plant
in garden can supply pumpkins and green leaves throughout the year. They
grow all round the world for a variety of reasons (George et al, 2008).
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Microbiological Examination of decaying vegetable (pumpkin leave) sold at Afia Nine in Obiagu, Enugu was carried out to obtain the caused organisms, and were examined by culturing them on nutrient agar, MacConkey agar and sabourand dextrose agar for bacteria and fungi organisms that are causing decaying of vegetable (pumpkin leave). Three (3) bacteria and three (3) fungi were isolated. The bacteria include Erwinia carotovora, Pseudomonas solanceatun and Corynebacteria spedonicum while fungi isol ... Continue reading---
