This comprehensive treatise offers an in-depth discussion of natural toxicants in plants, emphasizing their effects as defenses against herbivory. Coevolution of plants and her-bivores are covered with a detailed treatment of toxicant metabolism and systemic effects in mammalian tissues. Con-sideration of the economic importance of plant toxins, modi-fication by plant breeding, management of toxico-sis, and toxicant problems in various geographic areas are in-cluded. Each volume offers an extensive description of chemistry, biosynthesis, analysis, distribution in plants, metabolism in mam-mals and insects, and practical problems in humans and livestock.
By:
Peter R. Cheeke (Oregon State University) Imprint: CRC Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9780367451035 ISBN 10: 0367451034 Pages: 288 Publication Date:18 December 2020 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active