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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 3 500
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 4 23, 760
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 1 20
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 8 1, 531
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 8 2, 646.900002002716
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 5 3, 490
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 8 0
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 3 200
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Collards; Cow Cabbage; Tall Kale; Tree Kale; Spring-Heading Cabbage 1 0
Brassica rapa Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini 1 4, 200
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza not available 1 0
Brunfelsia uniflorus Manaca 1 0
Bupleurum salicifolium not available 1 0
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 1 720
Buxus microphylla not available 1 0
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 1 204.6999969482422
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 4 0
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 1 0
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 8 865.8999999761581
Calea zacatechichi Bitter Grass; Dog's Grass; Mexican Calea 1 0