Cucumber (cucumis satvis L.) is one of the most important exotic vegetables in the country. It is the fourth most cultivated vegetables in the world and known to be one of the best foods for body’s overall health (National News, 2014). It is one of the most popular members of the cucurbitaccae family. Cucumber are valuable source of conventional antioxidant nutrients including vitamin C, bata-carotene and manganese.It is acknowledge that increased agricultural productivitywould help in attaining the needed food security. Enhanced productivity is a combination of measures designed to increase the level of farm resources as well as to make efficient use of resources. Productivity and efficiency of resource use in the production must be sustained in order to benefit maximally from production practices. Soft and succulent, the vegetable crop is cherishedby man and eaten in salads or sliced into stew in tropical regions. Its juice is often recommended as source of Silicon to improve the health and complexion of the skin. Cucumber is a very good source of Vitamin A,C,K, B6 Potassium, Pantothenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, copper and manganese. The ascorbic acid and caffeic acid contained in cucumber help to reduce skin irritation and swollen.
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