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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
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