POISONOUS PLANTS IN GARDENS AND GRAZING LANDS.

Abstract

This paper is a review of poisonous plants, their toxic agents and the symptoms of poisoning. Poisonous plants are plants, which as a whole or part thereof under all or certain conditions and in amount likely to be taken or into contact with an organism will exert harmful effects or causes death either immediately or by reason of cumulative action of toxic property due to presence of known or unknown chemical action. There are different types of diseases caused by some poisonous plants. Poisonous plants can reduce livestock productivity depending on the effect they have and the amount consumed. Since poisonous plants are potential threats to the livestock industry it is important that farmers are carefully to avoid contamination of rations prepared for livestock and removal of poisonous plants from grazing lands. Prevention and precautions are the best way to avoid any economic loss.