Overview: Chemical defence by means of toxins poisonous to otherorganisms, be they animals or plants, is widespread amongstthe plant kingdom - includingmicroorganisms as well. Thisbook embraces the analysis of a wide range ofplant toxinsand this fills a gap in the plant pathology andecologicalbiochemistry fields. The topics covered includetoxicextracellular enzymes, host selective toxins, elicitors,phototoxins, aflatoxins, mycotoxins, and ecotoxicsubstancetests by pollen germination and growth. The analyticalprocedures, which are used to evaluate the toxins, arecovered in such a way that the r
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