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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
CHELERYTHRINE 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.
CHUANLIANSU not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
CINNAMALDEHYDE 100 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
CINNAMYL-ACETATE MLC=1,000 uM Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL MLC=1,000 uM Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
CIS-DEHYDROMATRICARIA 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.
CITRAL IC52=100 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
CITRAL MLC=100-260 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
CITRONELLAL MIC 1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
CITRONELLOL MLC=100 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
CONCANAVALIN-A not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
COUMESTROL ED50=10-15 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN-IV not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOCURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANOIC-ACID not available Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 45: 270.
DECANOL MLC 100-700 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
DEMETHOXYCURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DI-N-BUTYL-SUCCINATE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ERYSOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 3 0
Lycopus uniflorus One-Flowered Bugle 3 195
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 2 44
Macadamia spp Macadamia 3 92, 225
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 2 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 3 0
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 3 0
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 3 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 3 0
Malus domestica Apple 4 3, 110
Mangifera indica Mango 5 4, 100
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 2 13, 245
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 6 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 8 822
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 6 1, 380, 302.0010000002
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 4 9, 100
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 2 4, 340
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 4 0
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 2 7, 400