The aluminum (Al) cation Al3+ is highly rhizotoxic and is a major stress factor to plants on
acid soils, which cover large areas of tropical and boreal regions. Many woody plant species …

Characterized by strong acidity, chelating ability, and reducing ability, oxalic acid, a low
molecular weight dicarboxylic organic acid, plays important roles in the regulation of plant …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

Balanced feeding to livestock can effectively convert the non‐edible forage crops into
human food. Balanced output and input feeding systems further will result in greater animal …

Fleshy fruits and their products are important constituents of the human diet and are also of
considerable commercial importance. A large number of different organic acids are present …

Published data on oxalate poisoning in domestic animals are reviewed, with a focus on
tolerance and performance. Oxalic acid is one of a number of anti‐nutrients found in forage …

Brassica spp. are good sources of bioactive substances, which are known to have beneficial
health effects. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of different cooking …

Vicia sativa L.(common vetch) is an annual legume species of high economic and ecological
importance which is characterized by high nutritive value for animal feeding and its ability to …

Background Calcium oxalate crystals, which are found in many organs of plants, have
different morphological forms: as druses, prism, styloids, raphides and crystal sand. In this …

Grasses (Poaceae) are the fifth-largest plant family by species and their uses for crops,
forage, fiber, and fuel make them the most economically important. In grasslands, which …