Nematicidal Principles from Two Species of Lamiaceae

Authors

  • A. Chatterjee
  • N. C. Sukul
  • S. Laskar
  • S. Ghoshmajumdar

Abstract

Aqueous extracts of Ocimum sanctum and O. basilicum leaves contained compounds that killed Meloidogyne incognita larvae in 160 min. Thin layer and gas-liquid chromatography, and infrared spectrophotometry indicated that the essential oils eugenol and linalool were the active nematicidal compounds. Key words: root-knot nematodes, essential oils, allelochemics.

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1982-01-15

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