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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
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 6 418, 600
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 6 194, 515
Prunus domestica Plum 3 113, 464
Prunus dulcis Almond 6 196, 697
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 3 3, 966
Prunus persica Peach 3 4, 295
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 3 17, 475
Psidium guajava Guava 13 40, 236
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 3 224, 487
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 3 39
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 5 87, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 4 152
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 3 0
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 5 22, 734
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 5 1, 183
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 4 720
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 9 24, 398
Pycnanthemum curvipes Curved Mountain Mint 2 2, 365