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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
SHOGAOL not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
SN-GLYCEROL-1-EICOSA-9,12-DIENOATE-2-PALMITOLEATE-3-LINOLEATE ED50=100 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
SULFORAPHAN not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
THIARRUBRINE-A 5 ppm Duke, 1992 *
THIOPHENE not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL MLC=0.1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
TRANS-ASARONE 200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-DEHYDROMATRICARIA not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
TRANS-DEHYDROMATRICARIA-ESTER not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
TRIDEC-1-EN-3,5,7,9,11-PENTAYNE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Crocus sativus Saffron 9 265, 000
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 3 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 3 0
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 3 137, 000
Cryptostegia grandifolia Rubber Vine 2 39, 160
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 2 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 5 9, 435, 072
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 3 1, 194, 926
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 3 270, 185
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 2 196, 110
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 3 337, 246
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 3 11, 395
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 10 9, 712
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 4 79, 184
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 12 578, 620
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 2 20, 000
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 2 5, 840
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 3 1, 953, 000
Cydonia oblonga Quince 2 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 9 102, 144