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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
Murraya sp None 3 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 3 14, 298
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 4 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 16 7, 866, 250
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 6 0
Myrrhis odorata Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely 3 130, 500
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 17 27, 604
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 4 190
Nardostachys chinensis Chinese Spikenard 3 0
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 2 360
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 3 13, 009
Nepeta cataria Catnip 11 816, 080
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 9 3, 940
Nerium oleander Oleander 2 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 4 210, 000
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 5 5, 300, 820
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 27 15, 713, 191.200000018
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 7 4, 550
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 16 162, 382.60000000894
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 6 50, 970