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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
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 5 177
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 5 2, 721, 600
Origanum compactum not available 1 90
Origanum creticum Dittany Of Crete 1 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 11 1, 638, 086
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 5 1, 077
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 10 13, 120
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 6 31, 399.599999904633
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 7 2, 880.10000000149
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 18 1, 752, 811.3000000045
Orthosphenia mexicana not available 1 0
Oryza sativa Rice 2 0
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 1 0
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 10, 000
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 2 0
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 2 0
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 2 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 10 0
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 0