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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
GENTISIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GLAUCARUBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GLAUCARUBINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
GLAUCOLIDE-A not available Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
GOSSYPOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
GRADOLIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GRAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GRANDIFLORIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GRAYANOTOXIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
GROSSHEMIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HARRISONIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
HELENALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HEMATOXYLON not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
HESPERETIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HILDECARPIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HIPPEASTRINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HIPTAGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOERIODICTYOL 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.
HORDENINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYPAPHORINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 3 1, 600
Ruta graveolens Rue 7 20, 000
Rzedowskia tolantonguensis not available 1 0
Salacia cordata not available 1 2.700000047683716
Salix alba White Willow 5 110, 000.09000000358
Salix sp. not available 1 0
Salvia beckeri not available 1 0
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 7 2, 091.2000000029802
Salvia dorisiana 'Honduran' Sage 5 93.00000023841858
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 4 500
Salvia officinalis Sage 15 1, 825, 292
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 9 48
Salvia sp. Chia 1 22
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 4 7, 530
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 4 360, 000
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 8 301, 000
Sambucus racemosa not available 1 0
Sambucus simpsonii Simpson's elderberry 1 0
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 2 0
Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet 1 0