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Review
. 2002:40:221-49.
doi: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.40.032602.130045. Epub 2002 May 13.

Phytochemical based strategies for nematode control

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Review

Phytochemical based strategies for nematode control

David J Chitwood. Annu Rev Phytopathol. 2002.

Abstract

This review examines the discovery of naturally occurring phytochemicals antagonistic toward plant-parasitic and other nematodes. Higher plants have yielded a broad spectrum of active compounds, including polythienyls, isothiocyanates, glucosinolates, cyanogenic glycosides, polyacetylenes, alkaloids, lipids, terpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, diterpenoids, quassinoids, steroids, triterpenoids, simple and complex phenolics, and several other classes. Many other antinematodal compounds have been isolated from biocontrol and other fungi. Natural products active against mammalian parasites can serve as useful sources of compounds for examination of activity against plant parasites. The agricultural utilization of phytochemicals, although currently uneconomic in many situations, offers tremendous potential.

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