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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
Carapa guianensis Andiroba 1 65, 000
Carica papaya Papaya 7 378, 116
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 8 509, 565.30999999866
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 14 16, 115, 426.000000015
Carya illinoensis Pecan 3 0
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 1 4, 958
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 1 129, 200
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 2 0
Cedrus deodora Deodar Cedar 1 42, 465
Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 3 418, 400
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 3 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 2 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 9 0
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 3 36, 180
Chamaelirium luteum False Unicorn; Devil's Bit; Starwort 1 0
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 5 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 2 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 1 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 4 36, 000