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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
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 5 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 5 22, 800
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 11 12, 760.40000000596
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 8 19, 702.20000000298
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 8 348, 555
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 13 100, 035
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 14 745, 698
Mentha sp Mint 4 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 23 934, 580
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 20 50, 331
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 6 5, 880
Metrosideros sclerocarpa not available 1 8
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 9 722
Micromeria croatica not available 5 2, 700
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 14 15, 422
Micromeria juliana not available 8 3, 235
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 11 35.69999997317791
Micromeria teneriffae not available 6 3, 560