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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
Turnera diffusa Damiana 2 1, 100
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 2 0
Umbellularia californica California Bay 12 13, 520
Uncaria guianensis Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 3 661, 120
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 10 0.17999999597668648
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 3 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 8 0.08999999903608114
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 2 0
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 12 2, 025, 360
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 8 810
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 2 7, 893, 000
Verbena officinalis Vervain 1 0
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 3 129, 200
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 6 675
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 3 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 5 38, 202
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 17, 670
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 1 381