Toxic Substance in Plants
Important Agriculture Plants
| Plants | Toxins |
| Mango | Resins |
| Cucurbits | Cucurbitacins |
| Potato | Steroidal alkaloids |
| Yam | Alkaloids |
| Field pea | Anti vitamin E Factor |
| French bean | Haemaggutinins |
| White clover | Glucosides |
| Pigeon pea, French bean & Soybean | Tripsin inhibitors |
| Lathyrus | Neurotoxin (BOAA) |
| Cotton | Gossypol |
| Rapeseed and mustard | Erucic acid, Eicosenoic acid |
| Sunflower | Polyphenolics |
| Safflower | Polyphenolics |
| Sorghum | HCN glucosides/Prussic acid/Dhurin |
| Soybean | Goitrogen |
| Groundnut | Aflatoxin |
| Alfalfa/Lucerne | Saponin and plant estrogens |
| Sweet clover | Coumarin |
| Lathyrus sativus (Khesari) | Lathyrogens |
| Cassava | CN glucosides |
| Pearl millet, Napier grass | Oxalic acid |
| Important Compounds In Crops | |
| Yellow pigment in Papaya | Caricaxanthin |
| Yellow colour of Cassava | Carotene |
| Yellow colour of Onion | Qucertine |
| Pink colour of Onion | Anthocynin |
| Pungency of Onion | Allyl propyl disulphide |
| Pungency of Garlic | Diallyl disulphide |
| Pungency of Radish | Isothiocynate |
| Pungency of cole crops | Sinigrin |
| Pungency of Chilli | Capsaicin |
| Colour pigment of Chilli | Capsanthin |
| Red violet colour of Beet root | ß-cyanin |
| Red colour of Tomato | Lycopene |
| Colour of Brinjal | Anthocynin |
| Anticancerous principle in Broccoli | Sulphoraphane |
| Alkaloids present in Potato | Solanin, Chaconin |
| Alkaloids present in Brinjal | Solasodine |
| Principle compound in Coffee | Caffeine |
| Principle compound in Cocoa | Theobromin |
| Principle gylcoside in Peach | Prunacin |
| Enzyme present in Pineapple | Bromelin |
| Enzyme present in papain | Pepsin |
| Muscat flavour of Grape | Methyl anthranilate |
| Active compound in Fig | Ficin |
| Anticancerous principle in Tomato | Lycopene |
| Anticancerous principle in Cabbage | Indole-3-carbinole |
Toxic Substance in Plants
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