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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(+)-3-THUJONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(+)-EPIEUDESMIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(+)-EUDESMIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(+)-PISATIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(-)-3-ISOTHUJONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(-)-VESTITOL not available Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
(-)UGANDENSIDIAL not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-NAPTHAQUINONE not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
1,4-NAPTHAQUINONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
11,13-DIHYDROVERNOLADIN not available Duke, 1992 *
13-HYDROXYLUPANINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
13-KETO-8(14)-PODOCARPEN-18-OIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
13-TRANS-CINNAMOYLOXYLUPANINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
14,15-DIHYDROJODRELLIN-T IC=25 ppm Duke, 1992 *
15-HEPTYLCHAPARRINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
15-O-BENZOYLBRUCEIN-D not available Duke, 1992 *
2(1'-ETHYLPROPYL)-1-METHYL-4-QUINOLONE not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-(2H)-1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-(4H)-ONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2,5-DIHYDROXYMETHYL-3,4-DIHYDROXYPYRROLIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
2-ARYLBENZOFURAN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Warburgia ugandensis Warburghia 4 0
Wasabia japonica Japanese Horseradish; Wasabi 2 0
Wisteria floribunda not available 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 7 200
Woodfordia floribunda not available 1 40
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 0
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 2 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 3 25
Zataria multiflora not available 1 0
Zea mays Corn 14 9, 500
Zingiber officinale Ginger 14 85, 600
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 3 45, 000
Zizyphus mauritiana not available 1 0
Zizyphus nummularia not available 1 90
Zizyphus oenoplia not available 1 64
Zizyphus rugosa not available 1 50
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 1 0
Zizyphus trinervia not available 1 57
Zizyphus xylopyra not available 1 70