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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
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
MEDICARPIN LD50=25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOFURAN MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
MENTHOL MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
MENTHONE MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
METHYL-CINNAMATE MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
METHYL-EUGENOL MIC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
MYRISTIC-ACID not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
N-BUTYL-P-ACETOXYCINNAMATE MLC=80 uM Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
NEROLIDOL MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
P-ANISALDEHYDE MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
PALMITIC-ACID not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
PAPAIN not available Merck 11th Edition
PERILLALDEHYDE MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
PERILLYL-ALCOHOL MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
PYROCATECHOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
SAFROLE MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
SANGUINARINE 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.
SANTONIN not available Merck 11th Edition
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 2 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 3 14, 838
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 2 13, 666
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 2 256, 960
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 2 677, 880
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 9 148
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 4 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 20 9, 440, 058
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 7 10, 500
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 12 24, 801
Lavandula sp Lavender 2 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 6 4, 015
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 10 7, 302
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 4 4, 604, 260
Lens culinaris Lentil 3 13, 052
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 2 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 2 28.100000001490116
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 3 95, 760
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 2 3
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 6 2, 115