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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
INFLEXIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
IPLAMIDE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOALANTOLACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBOLDINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOBRUCEINE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
ISODOMEDONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPETASIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOPIMARIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOPIMPINELLIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOPONGAFLAVONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOQUERCITRIN not available Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
JAPONIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
JODRELLIN-A IC=50ppm Duke, 1992 *
JODRELLIN-B IC=25ppm Duke, 1992 *
JUGLONE 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.
KALMITOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KARAKIN not available Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
KARANJIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KLAINEANONE not available Duke, 1992 *
KOKUSAGONE 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
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 11 1, 844, 925
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 4 2, 080
Vatica affinis not available 1 470
Veratrum album White Hellebore 2 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 3 0
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 2 90
Viburnum cassinoides not available 1 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 5 30
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 4 92.20000004768372
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 4 709, 680
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 5 1, 300
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 6 41, 414
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 3 460, 000
Virola calophylla Parica 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 2 0
Viscum articulatum not available 1 0
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 7 1, 213, 135.3999999315
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 13 12, 602.400001525879