Meet the editors

Ertan Yildirim is a full professor in the Department of Horticulture, Agriculture Faculty, Atatürk University, Turkey. His research is focused on teaching and researching vegetable growing, vegetable breeding, greenhouse management, seed germination and physiology, organic agriculture, and stress physiology. He served as director of the Vocational Training School and director of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. He is a

member of national and international social and governmental organizations. He is the author of more than 250 publications, including 100 papers published in international journals. He has served as a reviewer for many journals and has attended many international courses, congresses, and symposiums.

Melek Ekinci is a professor in the Department of Horticulture, Agriculture Faculty, Atatürk University, Turkey. Her research is focused on teaching and researching vegetable growing, greenhouse management, seed germination and physiology, stress physiology, and mushroom cultivation. She has many publications to her credit and has attended many national and international courses, congresses, and symposiums.

Contents

**Section 1**

Nutritional Values of Vegetables *by Abosede Ebabhi and Raimot Adebayo*

*and Oluwafemi Omoniyi Oguntibeju*

for Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases

and Future Perspectives

and Therapeutics Regimen

*and Muhammad Aqib*

*by Gesessew Kibr*

Antioxidant-Rich Vegetables: Impact on Human Health *by Anne Adebukola Adeyanju, Omolola Rebecca Oyenihi* 

Vegetable Proteins: Nutritional Value, Sustainability,

*by Nazir Ahmed, Anwar Ali, Sakhawat Riaz, Arslan Ahmad* 

The Health Benefits of Vegetables; Preventive Implications

Vegetable and Herbal Extracts: A Way towards Preventive

*by Tanya Sharma, Vinika Tyagi and Megha Bansal*

How Can Flaxseed be Utilized as Functional Food *by Shama Kakkar, Runjhun Tandon and Nitin Tandon*

**Preface XIII**

Helath Benefits of Vegetables **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 15**

**Chapter 3 43**

**Chapter 4 57**

**Chapter 5 79**

**Chapter 6 97**
