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Biological Activity Nematicide

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE 100 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
1,8-CINEOLE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
2,3-DIHYDRO-2-HYDROXY-3-METHYLENE-6-METHYLBENZOFURAN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
2-CIS,8-CIS-DECA-2,8-DIENE-4,6-DIYNOATE EC50=3 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
2-UNDECANONE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
28-DEACETYL-SENADANIN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
4-TERT-BUTYLCYCLOHEXANONE MLC=1,000 uM Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
5-(3-BUTEN-1-YNYL)-2,2'-BITHIENYL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
5-BUTYL-2,2'-BITHIENYL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN LD50=25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEROL LD90=62 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
6-SHOGAOL LD90=62 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
6-SHOGAOL MLC=0.1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
9,10-EPOXYHEPTADEC-16-EN-4,6-DIYN-8-OL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ALANTOLACTONE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ALLICIN not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALLIGRIN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ALLYLPYROCATECHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
ALPHA-TERTHIENYL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 2 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 3 14, 838
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 2 13, 666
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 2 256, 960
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 2 677, 880
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 9 148
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 4 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 20 9, 440, 058
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 7 10, 500
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 12 24, 801
Lavandula sp Lavender 2 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 6 4, 015
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 10 7, 302
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 4 4, 604, 260
Lens culinaris Lentil 3 13, 052
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 2 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 2 28.100000001490116
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 3 95, 760
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 2 3
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 6 2, 115