Effect of exposure to ultraviolet light in the production of multi-sugar and poison for locally Alternaria alternata isolated fungi

Conidial spores of the fungus Alternaria alternata isolated from wintertomato fruits in Mosul were exposed to different periods of ultra violetlight in order to test its effects on polysaccharide and toxin yield of thefungus. Production of polysaccharides were induced on the selectivemedium when exposed to (120) minutes ofU.V. light and reached(3.78 g/1) in shaken cultures .All mutated isolates inhibited toxin production.