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Biological Activity Nematicide

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
ANACARDIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ANNONACIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANNONACIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
ANNONASTATIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANNONIN-VI not available Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
ASCARIDOLE not available Merck 11th Edition
ASIMICIN 1 ppm Alkofahi, A., Rupprect, J. K., Anderson, J. E., McLaughlin, J. L., Mikolajczak, K. L., and Scott, B. A., Search for new pesticides from higer plants, Chap. 3 in ???, Arnason et al, eds, ACS, Washington, 1989
ASPARAGUSIC-ACID 50 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 0.3-6 mM Duke, 1992 *
BETA-IONONE MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
BIS-DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BOCCONINE 50-100 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
BORNEOL MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
BROMELAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
CARVACROL MLC=1 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
CHAVIBETEL not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAVICOL not available HerbalGram No. 17.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 2 24
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 3 19, 090
Levisticum officinale Lovage 15 300
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 4 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 2 0
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 5 642, 157.6000000238
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 3 789, 030
Lippia alba White Lippia 6 0
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 2 0
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 1 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 1 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 2 0
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 7 931
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 1 0
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 8 0.6650000065565109
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 2 814, 800
Lupinus albus White Lupine 3 30, 695
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 2 11, 990
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 8 17, 191