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Transgenic tomatoes reduces cancer
and resistant to virus
Background Tomato vs Cancer
Originated from South Africa, it Tomato consumption could
brought to Europe by Spaniards reduce the risk of cancer
in 1600's and transported into (prostate and skin)
North America in 1800's
Tomato consist beta carotene
which has lycopene, phytoene
and phytofluene
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Faster Harvesting
Transgenic tomatoes could have
controlled harvesting condition
to minimize effect of daylight
sensitivity and seasonal chnage
which lead farmer to grow their
tomato using technological
Men who consume higher approach
amount if tomato (lycopene) Harvesting period could be
has 11 % of reduced prostate inhibited by introducing
cancer mutation of flowering gene and
Intake of tomato (lycopene)
Lycopene : antioxidant which with vitamin C and E protect
give tomato red colour, in human from free radical
sauce and another tomato which degrade body parts
inhibit which cause tomato to
ripened earlier
Virus Resistance
products Economic Sustainable Resistance to several virus and
Phytoene and Phytofluene : Concentional tomato face colourless carotenoid which is pathogen such as tomato yellow
problem such as leaf curl virus, torrado and
precursor of lycopene
Harvesting Period
Viruses
mozaid could lead to higher
yield and economically efficient
compared with normal tomato