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Biological Activity Bruchifuge

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
BUTYRIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SHIKIMIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
XANTHOPHYLL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 1 0
Physalis alkekingi Bladderherb; Lantern 1 0
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 1 0
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 2 0
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 1 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 90, 000
Pistacia vera Pistachio 1 0
Pisum sativum Pea 1 0
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 1 574
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 1 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 1 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0
Psidium guajava Guava 1 0
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 1 0
Pyrus communis Pear 1 0
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 1 0
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 0
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 1 0