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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
ETHYL-CINNAMATE MLC=1,000 uM Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
EUGENOL MLC=2,000 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
FALCARINDIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
FARNESOL MLC=100 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
GERANIOL IC86=100 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
GERANIOL MLC=1,000 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
GINGEROL not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
GLYCEOLLIN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
GLYCEOLLIN-I not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLYCEOLLIN-II not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HEPTADECA-1,9-DIENE-4,6-DIYNE-3,8-DIOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
HINOKITIOL MLC=0.1-1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
HYDROXYVERNOLIDE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
INDOLE MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
ISOALANTOLACTONE not available Abstract (See species file)
ISOBORNEOL MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
JASMONE MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
KOSAMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE IC=100 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
LINALOOL MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
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