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Biological Activity Herbicide

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
TRANS-4-HYDROXY-L-PROLINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VISCIDULIN-C IC30=100 uM Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
XANTHOTOXIN 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 8 30, 938
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 10 25, 070
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 7 1, 020
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 6 15, 141
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 8 34, 742
Pyrus communis Pear 1 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 1 0
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 16
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 9 1, 200
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 2 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 0.5
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 1 8
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 3 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 10 130, 019
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 1 0
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 1 0
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 0
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 6 1, 200