Phytochemical
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Phytochemicals are naturally occurring chemicals present in or extracted from plants. Some phytochemicals are nutrients for the plant, while others are metabolites produced to enhance plant survivabil
Red, blue, and purple colors of berries derive mainly from polyphenol phytochemicals called anthocyanins.
Cucurbita fruits, including squash and pumpkin, typically have high content of the phytochemical pigments called carotenoids.
Berries of Atropa belladonna, also called deadly nightshade, containing the toxic phytochemicals, tropane alkaloids
Allelopathy
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Allelopathy is a biological phenomenon by which an organism produces one or more biochemicals that influence the germination, growth, survival, and reproduction of other organisms. These biochemicals
Phytochemical
…involve some processing (soaking, cooking, fermentation), which are necessary to avoid illness from cyanogenic glycosides present in unprocessed cassava. Allelopathy List of antioxidants in food…
Casuarina equisetifolia litter completely suppresses germination of understory plants as shown here despite the relative openness of the canopy and ample rainfall (>120 cm/yr) at the location.
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