Download or read book Poisonous Plant Contamination of Edible Plants written by Dr. Abdel-Fatta Rizk and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1990-11-20 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poisonous Plant Contamination of Edible Plants discusses the chemical and toxicological aspects of poisonous plants that frequently contaminate edible plants, such as grains and vegetables, thereby causing toxicity in humans. Topics covered include hepatotoxic plant contamination; cyanogenic plant contamination; contamination of edible plants by poisonous ones; chemical constituents; pharmacological and toxicological data; and the botanical characteristics of toxic plants. Botanists, food researchers, horticulturalists, and others interested in the contamination of edible plants by poisonous plants will find this book a valuable source of information.