The Life Sciences Department at the College of Education for Pure Sciences at the University of Karbala discussed a master’s thesis entitled (Evaluation of the efficiency of asparagus extracts and nano zinc oxide in the growth of some toxin-producing fungi isolated from some foods). By the student (Hadeel Nabil Ajil), under the supervision of (Asst. Prof. Dr. Ban Musa Hassan). The thesis aimed to investigate some fungal species contaminating fresh and canned meats traded in local markets and to reveal their production of toxins and the possibility of inhibiting them by raw and secondary asparagus extracts. The thesis concluded that the phenotypic and molecular diagnosis of the genera Aflavus, A. niger and A. Oryzae was confirmed, and the efficiency of secondary zinc oxide (Zno NPS) in fungal induction was studied, and the efficiency of the alcoholic extract of Asparagus officinale in inhibiting fungi was studied at low concentrations, as it is lethal to some fungi. The study recommended the use of natural plants, if possible, as preservatives for imported meat products instead of carcinogenic chemical preservatives, because natural plants are safe, beneficial and widely available, and the separation and purification of the active compounds present in the studied plant, and the study of their induction effect. The student received an excellent grade.
