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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
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 1 0
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 1 0
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 1 0
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 1 88, 000
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 1 0
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 1 2, 000
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 0
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 0
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 0
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 0