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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
PARASORBOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PARILLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PARTHENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PEDONIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PEROXYFEROLIDE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PHASEOLIN 0.03 ppm Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
PHLORETIN IC52=<1000 ppm diet 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.
PHLORIDZIN ED50=200 ppm Duke, 1992 *
PHLORIZIN EC50=200 ppm Duke, 1992 *
PINITOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PINOSYLVIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERENONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PLUMBAGIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PODOLIDE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
POLYGODIAL not available Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
PONASTERONE-A not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PRECOCENE not available Duke, 1992 *
PRIMIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PSILOTIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
QUERCETIN IC52=<1,000 ppm diet 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Panax notoginseng Sanchi Ginseng 2 0
Panax pseudoginseng not available 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 3 97, 340
Pancratium maritimum Sea Daffodil 3 0
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 4 1, 100
Paris quadrifolia Herb Paris 1 0
Parthenium hysterophorus Congress grass 2 0
Parthenocissus quinquefolia American-ivy; Five-leaf-ivy; Virginia-creeper; Woodbine; Amerika-zuta (Jap.) 1 0
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 4 0
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 7 667, 800
Paullinia cupana Guarana 1 101, 000
Paullinia yoko Yoko 1 27, 300
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 1 0
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 2 10.600000023841858
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 5 12
Pelargonium roseum Scented Geranium 1 126
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 0
Perilla frutescens Perilla 8 444, 200
Persea americana Avocado 3 0
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 4 1, 500