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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
L-DOPA not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUPICRIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LARICIRESINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LAWSONE 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.
LEIOKININE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
LEIOKININE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
LEPTINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LICOISOFLAVONE-A 1.2 ppm Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
LICOISOFLAVONE-B ED50=<1 ppm Duke, 1992 *
LIGULATIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LUTEOLIN 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.
LUTEONE 0.27 mM 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.
LYCORENINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LYCORICIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MELIANTRIOL not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
MELICOPICINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MENADIONE 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.
METHYL-(3S,5S)-5-HYDROXY-3-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY)-HEXANOATE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Hyptis suaveolens Wild Hops 7 1, 466
Hyssopus ferganensis not available 1 0
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 10 8, 672.70000000298
Hyssopus seravshanicus not available 1 0
Ilex paraguariensis Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly 3 60, 000
Ilex verticillata not available 1 0
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 8 69, 720
Inonotus obliquus not available 1 0
Inula helenium Elecampane 6 41, 468
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 3 0
Ipomoea purga Jalap 1 0
Iris x germanica Orris 2 0
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal 4 735
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 2 0
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 2 20
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 1 0
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 1 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 0
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 7 40, 010
Juglans regia English Walnut 9 10, 458