Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]


NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.


Acorus calamus
see Acorus calamis

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s):
Crop Use(s):
Reference Source(s):
Number of Papers/Mentions: 101

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

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Antonious, G. F. and R. C. Warner (2000). Constructed wetlands for domestic wastewater treatment: Survey and performance in Kentucky. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [print] Spring 61(1): 23-29. {a} Department of Plant and Soil Science, Atwood Research Facility, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, 40601, USA

Arpagaus, S. and R. Braendle (2000). The significance of alpha-amylase under anoxia stress in tolerant rhizomes (Acorus calamus L.) and non-tolerant tubers (Solanum tuberosum L., var. Desiree). Journal of Experimental Botany. [print] August 51(349): 1475-1477. {a} Institute of Plant Physiology, University of Berne, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013, Berne, Switzerland

Bidasee, K. R., A. Maxwell, et al. (2000). Tectoridins modulate skeletal and cardiac muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-release channels. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. [print] June 293(3): 1074-1083. {a} Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 635 Barnhill Dr., Indianapolis, IN, 46202-5120, USA

Buzgo, M. and P. K. Endress (2000). Floral structure and development of Acoraceae and its systematic relationships with basal angiosperms. International Journal of Plant Sciences. Jan. 161(1): 23-41. {a} Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland

Field, R. T. and K. R. Philipp (2000). Vegetation changes in the freshwater tidal marsh of the Delaware estuary. Wetlands Ecology and Management. [print] June 8(2-3): 79-88. {a} Center for Remote Sensing, Graduate College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA

Li, P., L. z. An, et al. (2000). Studies on the aquatic vascular plant communities and ecological characteristics in Heihe valley. Xibei Zhiwu Xuebao. [print] May 20(3): 448-453. {a} State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, LIGG, Chinese Academy of Science, Lanzhou, 730000, China

Rani, A. S., V. V. Subhadra, et al. (2000). In vitro propagation of Acorus calamus Linn.: A medicinal plant. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. [print] July 38(7): 730-732. {a} Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500 007, India

Srikrishna, A. and P. P. Kumar (2000). Claisen rearrangement based methodology for the spiroannulation of a cyclopentane ring. Formal total synthesis of (+-)-acorone and isoacorones. Tetrahedron . [print] 56(41): 8189-8195. {a} Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India

Ahmad, I., Zaiba, et al. (1999). Antimicrobial potency of selected medicinal plants with special interest in activity against phytopathogenic fungi. Indian Veterinary Medical Journal. [print] December 23(4): 299-306. {a} Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Institute of Agriculture, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India

Best, E. P. H., S. L. Sprecher, et al. (1999). Environmental behavior of explosives in groundwater from the Milan Army Ammunition Plant in aquatic and wetland plant treatments. Uptake and fate of TNT and RDX in plants. Chemosphere . Nov. 39(12): 2057-2072. {a} American Scientific International Corp., 1365, Beverly Road, McLean, VA, 22101, USA

Best, E. P. H., S. L. Sprecher, et al. (1999). Environmental behavior of explosives in groundwater from the Milan Army Ammunition Plant in aquatic and wetland plant treatments. Removal, mass balances and fate in groundwater of TNT and RDX. Chemosphere . June 38(14): 3383-3396. {a} American Scientific International Corp., 1365 Beverly Road, McLean, VA, 22101, USA

Chander, H., A. Nagender, et al. (1999). Laboratory evaluation of plant extracts as repellents to the rust red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), on jute fabric. International Pest Control 41(1): 18-20. Cent. Food Technol. Res. Inst. Reg. Cent., GN Eng. Coll. PO, Gill Road, Ludhiana-141 006, India

Coops, H., N. Geilen, et al. (1999). Helophyte zonation in two regulated estuarine areas in the Netherlands: Vegetation analysis and relationships with hydrological factors. Estuaries . Sept. 22(3a): 657-668. {a} Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment (RIZA), 8200 AA, Lelystad, Netherlands

Kovar, P. (1999). Distribution of heavy metals in stands of macrophytes along a cross-section gradient in the Elbe River lowland (near Podebrady, Czech Republic). Preslia Prague. Oct. 71(3): 249-256. {a} Department of Botany, Charles University, Benatska 2, 128 01, Praha 2, Czech Republic

Kulkarni, V. M. and P. S. Rao (1999). In vitro propagation of sweet flag (Acorus calamus, Araceae). Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences. June 21(2): 325-330. {a} Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India

Lal, J. and A. Kumar (1999). Notes on some rare plants from Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh). Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany. Sept. 23(3): 739-741. {a} Botanical Survey of India, Central Circle, Allahabad, 211 002, India

Rahman, M. M. and G. H. Schmidt (1999). Effect of Acorus calamus (L.) (Araceae) essential oil vapours from various origins on Callosobruchus phaseoli (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Journal of Stored Products Research. July 35(3): 285-295. {a} Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh

Singh, U. P., B. Prithiviraj, et al. (1999). Control of powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi) of pea (Pisum sativum) with rhizome powder of Zingiber officinale and Acorus calamus. Zeitschrift fuer Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz. Nov. 106(6): 590-597. {a} Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India

Sugimoto, N., F. Kiuchi, et al. (1999). DNA profiling of Acorus calamus chemotypes differing in essential oil composition. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. May 22(5): 481-485. {a} Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1, Tanabe-dori Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467-8603, Japan

Venkadasubramanian, V. and P. M. M. David (1999). Insecticidal toxicity of commercial Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) products in combination with botanicals to Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) and Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner). Journal of Biological Control. [print] 13(1-2): 85-92. {a} Department of Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam, Vallanad, Tamil Nadu, 628 252, India

Zhang, J. X. and J. J. Lu (1999). Feeding ecology of two wintering geese species at Poyang Lake, China. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. Dec. 14(4): 439-446. {a} State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects Rodents in Agriculture, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun Road 19 No., Haidian, Beijing, 100080, China

Albertazzi, F. J., J. Kudla, et al. (1998). The cox2 locus of the primitive angiosperm plant Acorus calamus: Molecular structure, transcript processing and RNA editing. Molecular and General Genetics 259(6): 591-600. {a} Inst. Biol. III, Univ. Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany

Gahlaut, K. S. (1998). Observation on the treatment of pediculosis and other ectoparasitic dermatoses in buffalo calves. Indian Veterinary Medical Journal 22(3): 243-244. {a} Vet. Hosp., Satbari, Mehrauli, New Delhi 110 073, India

Keddy, P., L. H. Fraser, et al. (1998). A comparative approach to examine competitive response of 48 wetland plant species. Journal of Vegetation Science 9(6): 777-786. {a} Dep. Biol., Univ. Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

Menghini, A., N. Pocceschi, et al. (1998). Effect of nitrogen fertilization on photosynthesis rate, nitrogenous metabolites and alpha- and beta-asarone accumulation in triploid Acorus calamus L. leaves. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 13(5): 319-323. {a} Dep. Plant Biol., Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy

Oprean, R., M. Tamas, et al. (1998). Comparison of GC-MS and TLC techniques for asarone isomers determination. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 18(1-2): 227-234. {a} Analytical Chem. Dep., Fac. Pharm., Univ. Med. Pharm. 'Iuliu Hatieganu', 13 Emil Isac St., 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Oprean, R., M. Tamas, et al. (1998). Essential oils analysis. I. Evaluation of essential oils composition using both GC and MS fingerprints. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 18(4-5): 651-657. {a} Univ. Med. and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", Fac. Pharmacy, Analytical Chem. Dep., 13 Emil Isac St., RO-3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Petrov, K. A. (1998). The effect of essential oils of Ledum palustre L., Acorus calamus L., Artemisia jacutica Drob. on the biotests growth. Rastitel'nye Resursy 34(1): 47-50. {a} Yakutsk Inst. Biol., Sib. Div., Russ. Acad. Sci., Yakutsk, Russia

Rajendhran, J., M. A. Mani, et al. (1998). Antibacterial activity of some selected medicinal plants. Geobios Jodhpur 25(4): 280-282. Postgrad. Res. Dep. Zool., American Coll., Madurai-625 002, India

Vargas, C. P., L. R. Wolf, et al. (1998). Getting to the root (Acorus calamus) of the problem. Journal of Toxicology Clinical Toxicology 36(3): 259-260. {a} Wright State Univ. Sch. Med., Dayton, OH, USA

Carlquist, S. and E. L. Schneider (1997). Origins and nature of vessels in monocotyledons. I. Acorus. International Journal of Plant Sciences 158(1): 51-56. {a} Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA

Harikrishnan, K. N., K. P. Martin, et al. (1997). Micropropagation of sweetflag (Acorus calamus): A medicinal plant. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 19(2): 427-429. Dep. Botany, Univ. Calicut, Kerala-673 635, India

Hettiarachchi, A., K. K. S. Fernando, et al. (1997). In vitro propagation of Wadakaha (Acorus calamus L.). Journal of the National Science Council of Sri Lanka 25(3): 151-157. {a} Plant Genet. Resources Cent., Dep. Agric., Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Kozyuk, V. P. (1997). Chorology and dynamic of resources of Acorus calamus L. in the Volyn region. Ukrayins'kyi Botanichnyi Zhurnal 54(3): 283-288. {a} M.H. Kholodnyi Inst. Bot., Natl. Acad. Sci. Ukr., vul. Tereshchenkivs'ka 2, MSP-1, Kyiv 252601, Ukraine

Lal, C., B. S. Negi, et al. (1997). The aquatic vegetation of Uttarkashi-Garhwal Himalayan Region, U.P. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 21(1): 79-82. Dep. Bot., Govt. Post-Grad. Coll., Uttarkashi 249 193, India

Oganezova, G. H. and N. A. Barsegian (1997). Structure features of the belowground shoots of Acorus calamus (Araceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal St Petersburg 82(12): 45-51.

Paneru, R. B., P. G. N. J. Le, et al. (1997). Toxicity of Acorus calamus rhizome powder from Eastern Nepal to Sitophilus granarius (L.) and Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Crop Protection 16(8): 759-763. {a} Imperial Coll. Science Technology Med., Dep. Biology, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK

Patil, M. R. and B. N. Ghoderao (1997). Evaluation of some medicinal and aromatic plants against cotton bacterial blight infection. PKV Research Journal 21(2): 179-180. Cotton Res. Unit, Dr. PDKV, Akola, India

Schmidt, G. H., N. A. K. M. El, et al. (1997). Evaporation, sorption and penetration of insecticidal ingredients of Indian essential Acorus calamus oil. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 29(2): 167-181. {a} Dep. Zool.-Entomol., Fac. Biol., Univ. Hannover, Herrenhaeuser Str. 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany

Sugimoto, N., M. Mikage, et al. (1997). Pharmacognostical investigations of acori rhizomes: 1. Histological and chemical studies of rhizomes of A. calamus and A. gramineus distributed in Japan. Natural Medicines 51(3): 259-264. {a} Fac. Pharmaceutical Sci., Kanazawa Univ., 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920, Japan

Sugimoto, N., H. Ohtsubo, et al. (1997). Pharmacognostical investigation of Acori rhizomes (2). Histological and chemical studies of Acori rhizomes in Asian markets. Natural Medicines 51(4): 316-324. {a} Fac. Pharm. Sci., Kanazawa Univ., 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920, Japan

Thoen, D. (1997). Floristic observations in the small ponds of Gutland (Luxembourg). Bulletin de la Societe des Naturalistes Luxembourgeois(98): 41-48. Fondation Universitaire Luxembourgeoise, avenue de Longwy 185, B-6700 Arlon, Belgium

Vaidya, A. D. B. (1997). The status and scope of Indian medicinal plants acting on central nervous system. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 29(5): S340-S343. {a} Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's S.P.A. Res. Cent., Mumbai 400 049, India

Bucher, M., R. Braendle, et al. (1996). Glycolytic gene expression in amphibious Acorus calamus L. under natural conditions. Plant and Soil 178(1): 75-82. {a} Inst. Plant Physiol., Univ. Berne, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Berne, Switzerland

Crawford, R. M. M. and R. Braendle (1996). Oxygen deprivation stress in a changing environment. Journal of Experimental Botany 47(295): 145-159. {a} Plant Sci. Lab., Sir Harold Mitchell Build., University, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9AL, UK

Evstatieva, L. N., M. N. Todorova, et al. (1996). Chemical composition of the essential oil in Acorus calamus L. (Araceae). Fitologija 48: 19-23. {a} Inst. Bot., Bulgarian Acad. Sci., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Ignatowicz, S. and B. Wesolowska (1996). Repellency of powdered plant material of the Indian neem tree, the Labrador tea, and the sweet-flag, to some stored product pests. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 65(1-2): 61-67. Warsaw Agric. Univ., Dep. Applied Entomol., ul. Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warszawa, Poland

Nawamaki, K. and M. Kuroyanagi (1996). Sesquiterpenoids from Acorus calamus as germination inhibitors. Phytochemistry Oxford 43(6): 1175-1182. {a} Sch. Pharmaceutical Sci., Univ. Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Shizouka-shi 422, Japan

Ranaweera, S. S. (1996). Mosquito-larvicidal activity of some Sri Lankan plants. Journal of the National Science Council of Sri Lanka 24(2): 63-69. Dep. Botany, Univ. Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

Samudralwar, D. L. and A. N. Garg (1996). Minor and trace elemental determination in the Indian herbal and other medicinal preparations. Biological Trace Element Research 54(2): 113-121. {a} Dep. Chem., Nagpur Univ., Nagpur-440010, India

Wawrzyniak, M. (1996). Assessment of the effect of selected plant extracts on Pieris brassicae L. (Lepidoptera) and its endoparasite Apanteles glomeratus L. (Hymenoptera). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 65(3-4): 327-335. Katedra Entomol., Wydzial Rolnizy, Akad. Tech. Rolnicza, ul. Kordeckiego 20A, 85, 225 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Weber, M. and R. Braendle (1996). Some aspects of the extreme anoxia tolerance of the sweet flag, Acorus calamus L. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 31(1): 37-46. Inst. Plant Physiol., University Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland

Eguiarte, L. E. (1995). Hutchinson (Agavales) vs. Huber and Dahlgren (Asparagales): Molecular analyses of the phylogeny and evolution of the Agavaceae family sensu Hutchinson in the monocotyledons. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de Mexico(56): 45-56. Departamento de Ecologia Evolutiva, Centro de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Apartao Postal 70-275, D.F., Mexico

Joly, C. A. and R. Brandle (1995). Fermentation and adenylate metabolism of Hedychium coronarium J. G. Koenig (Zingiberaceae) and Acorus calamus L. (Araceae) under hypoxia and anoxia. Functional Ecology 9(3): 505-510. {a} Dep. Botany, IB-C.P. 6109, State Univ. Campinas/UNICAMP, 13081-970 Campinas, Brazil

Kittle, D. L., J. B. McGraw, et al. (1995). Plant litter decomposition in wetlands receiving acid mine drainage. Journal of Environmental Quality 24(2): 301-306. {a} Dep. Biol., P.O. Box 6057, West Va. Univ., Morgantown, WV 26506-6057, USA

Selvaraj, T. and G. Subramanian (1995). Autofluorescence of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots and rhizosphere soil of Acorus calamus and Sesamum indicum. Acta Botanica Indica 23(1): 87-91. P G Dep. Botany, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College, Poodni 613503, India

Sugimoto, N., Y. Goto, et al. (1995). Mobility inhibition and nematocidal activity of asarone and related phenylpropanoids on second-stage larvae of Toxocara canis. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 18(4): 605-609. {a} Fac. Pharm. Sci., Kanazawa Univ., 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920, Japan

Van, D. B. F. W. B., D. V. G. Van, et al. (1995). Effects of substrate parameters on growth responses of eight helophyte species in relation to flooding. Aquatic Botany 50(1): 79-97. {a} Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Catholic University Nijmegen, NL-6525 EDNijmegen, Netherlands

Weiher, E. and P. A. Keddy (1995). The assembly of experimental wetland plant communities. Oikos 73(3): 323-335. Dep. Biol., Univ. Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada

Armstrong, J. and W. Armstrong (1994). Chlorophyll development in mature lysigenous and schizogenous root aerenchymas provides evidence of continuing cortical cell viability. New Phytologist 126(3): 493-497. Dep. Applied Biol., Univ. Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK

Joseph, M., S. N. Mukherjee, et al. (1994). Growth inhibition and impairment of reproductive potential in Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) by commercially available plant extracts. Insect Science and its Application 15(2): 197-202. {a} Entomol. Group, Natl. Chem. Lab., Pune-411008, India

Li, M. and Z. Jiang (1994). Studies on variations of the essential oils in Acorus calamus L. and their major compositions. Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi 19(5): 274-276, 319. {a} Natl. Inst. Pharmaceutical Res. and Dev., Beijing 102206, China

Motley, T. J. (1994). The ethnobotany of sweet flag, Acorus calamus (Araceae). Economic Botany 48(4): 397-412. Univ. Hawaii Manoa, Dep. Botany, 3190 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822-2279, USA

Rafatullah, S., M. Tariq, et al. (1994). Anti-secretagogue, anti-ulcer and cytoprotective properties of Acorus calamus in rats. Fitoterapia 65(1): 19-23. Med. Aromatic Poisonous Plants Res. Center, College Pharmacy, P.O. Box 2457, King Saud Univ., Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia

Schmidt, G. H. and M. Streloke (1994). Effect of Acorus calamus (L.) (Araceae) oil and its main compound beta-asarone on Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae). Journal of Stored Products Research 30(3): 227-235. Dep. Zool.-Entomol., Fac. Biol., Univ. Hannover, Herrenhaeuser Strasse 2, D-3000 Hannover 21, Germany

Tiwari, S. N. (1994). Efficacy of some plant products as grain protectants against Rhizopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera; Bostrichidae). International Journal of Pest Management 40(1): 94-97. Dep. Entomol., Coll. Agric., G.B. Pant Univ. Agric. Technol., Pantnagar 263145, India

Weber, M. and R. Braendle (1994). Dynamics of nitrogen-rich compounds in roots, rhizomes, and leaves of the sweet flag (Acorus calamus L.) at its natural site. Flora Jena 189(1): 63-68. Inst. Plant Physiol., Univ. Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Germany

Wu, L. J., L. L. Sun, et al. (1994). Studies on the constituents of the roots of Acorus calamus L. Yakugaku Zasshi 114(3): 182-185. {a} Shenyang Coll. Pharmacy, Shenyang 110015, China

Azad, C. A. K., T. Ara, et al. (1993). A new phenyl propane derivative from Acorus calamus. Pharmazie 48(10): 786-787. {a} Dep. Pharmacy, Univ. Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

Bucher, M. and C. Kuhlemeier (1993). Long-term anoxia tolerance. Multi-level regulation of gene expression in the amphibious plant Acorus calamus L. Plant Physiology Rockville 103(2): 441-448. {a} Inst. Plant Physiol., Univ. Berne, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Berne, Switzerland

Bykov, A. V. and V. I. Nikolaev (1993). Moessbauer spectroscopy as a technique for determining iron valency in medicinal plants. Farmatsiya Moscow 42(1): 32-34. Phys. Fac., M.V. Lomonosov Mosc. State Univ., Moscow, Russia

Duvall, M. R., M. T. Clegg, et al. (1993). Phylogenetic hypotheses for the monocotyledons constructed from rbcL sequence data. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 80(3): 607-619. {a} Dep. Botany Plant Sciences, Univ. Calif., Riverside, CA 92521, USA

Duvall, M. R., G. H. Learn, Jr., et al. (1993). Phylogenetic analysis of rbcL sequences identifies Acorus calamus as the primal extant monocotyledon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 90(10): 4641-4644. {a} Nucleic Acid Facility, 1184 Molecular Biol. Build., Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA 50011-3260, USA

Hamano, T., I. Yasuda, et al. (1993). Pharmaceutical studies on kampo medicines: 1. Simultaneous determination of morroniside, loganin, paeoniflorin and paeonol in "Rokumi-gan" by high performance liquid chromatography. Shoyakugaku Zasshi 47(1): 79-83. Tokyo Metropolitan Res. Lab. Public Health, 24-1 Hyakunin-cho 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169, Japan

Harrell, M. O. (1993). Influence of pine host species on infestation and damage by Dioryctria borers (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in the central Great Plains. Environmental Entomology 22(4): 781-783. Dep. Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0814, USA

Herrera, A. Y. and W. F. Grant (1993). Correlation between generated morphological character data and flavonoid content of species in the Muhlenbergia montana complex. Canadian Journal of Botany 71(6): 816-826. {a} Centro Interdisciplinario Investigacion para El Desarrollo Integral de la Comunidad Rural, Unidad Durango, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Apartado Postal 734, Durango, Dgo. 34000, Mexico

Karwatzki, B., A. Herget, et al. (1993). In situ localization of chalcone synthase in tannin-containing plants. Phytochemistry Oxford 32(3): 585-590. {a} Inst. Botanik, Univ. Muenster, Schlossgarten 3, D-4400 Muenster, Germany

Pierce, S. and G. H. Schmidt (1993). Effect of etheric Acorus calamus oil and beta-asarone on the larger corn borer Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Col., Bostrichidae). Anzeiger fuer Schaedlingskunde Pflanzenschutz Umweltschutz 66(5): 89-95. Univ. Hannover, Fachber. Biol., Lehrgebiet Zool-Entomol., Herrenhaeuser Str. 2, D-3000 Hannover 21

Shimizu, M., T. Matsuzawa, et al. (1993). Studies on bathing agent: I. Anti-inflammatory effect of bathing agent used for skin disease. Shoyakugaku Zasshi 47(1): 1-4. {a} Fac. Pharmaceutical Sci., University Hosp., Tokoyama Med. and Pharmaceutical Univ., 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-01, Japan

Singh, G. and R. K. Upadhyay (1993). Essential oils: A potent source of natural pesticides. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research India 52(10): 676-683. Dep. Chem., Univ. Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur 273 009, India

Tiwari, S. N. (1993). Efficacy of some plant products as grain protectant against Sitophilus oryzae (L.). Journal of Insect Science 6(1): 158-160. Dep. Entomol., G.B. Pant Univ. Agric. Technol., Pantnagar-263 145, India

Verma, R. R., R. Joshi, et al. (1993). Control of mushroom nematode, Aphelenchoides composticola. Indian Journal of Nematology 23(1): 134-135. Horticultural Exp. Training Cent., Chaubattia, UP, India

Angle, S. R. and D. O. Arnaiz (1992). Formal (3 plus 2) cycloaddition of benzylic cations with alkenes. Journal of Organic Chemistry 57(22): 5937-5947. {a} Dep. Chemistry, Univ. Calif., Riverside, Calif. 92521

Tsai, T. H., C. M. Chen, et al. (1992). Disposition of asarone after intravenous administration to rabbits assessed using HPLC. Journal Of Pharmacy And Pharmacology 44(7): 620-622.

Yukawa, T. and M. Nishida (1992). Dendrobium shiraishii new species: A new species of section Latouria from Irian Jaya. Lindleyana 7(3): 127-129. Lab. Phylogenetic Botany, Fac. Sci., Chiba Univ., Chiba 263, Japan

Jha, K. K. and C. Gupta (1991). Intercropping of medicinal plants with poplar and their phenology. Indian Forester 117(7): 535-544.

Martis, G., A. Rao, et al. (1991). Neuropharmacological activity of Acorus calamus. Fitoterapia 62(4): 331-338.

Qamar, S. and F. M. Chaudhary (1991). Antifungal activity of some essential oils from local plants. Pakistan Journal Of Scientific And Industrial Research 34(1): 30-31.

Ramanathan, H. and G. S. R. S. Rao (1991). Synthesis based on cyclohexadienes: Part 6. A new total synthesis of (racemic)-methyl acorate and (racemic)-methylepiacorate. Indian Journal Of Chemistry Section B Organic Chemistry Including Medicinal Chemistry 30(10): 901-905.

Schmidt, G. H., E. M. Risha, et al. (1991). Reduction of progeny of some stored-product coleoptera by vapors of Acorus calamus oil. Journal Of Stored Products Research 27(2): 121-128.

Sieber, M. and R. Brandle (1991). Energy metabolism in rhizomes of Acorus calamus (L.) and in tubers of Solanum tuberosum (L.) with regard to their anoxia tolerance. Botanica Acta 104(4): 279-282.

Singh, D. and A. K. Singh (1991). Repellent and insecticidal properties of essential oils against housefly, Musca domestica L. Insect Science And Its Application 12(4): 487-492.

Singh, R. P., S. S. Tomar, et al. (1991). Nematicidal efficacy of some essential oils against Meloidogyne incognita. Indian Perfumer 35(1): 35-37.

Su, H. C. F. (1991). Laboratory evaluation of toxicity of calamus oil against four species of stored-product insects. Journal Of Entomological Science 26(1): 76-80.

Syed, M., M. Riaz, et al. (1991). The antibacterial activity of the essential oils of the Pakistani Acorus calamus, Callistemon lanceolatus and Laurus nobilis. Pakistan Journal Of Scientific And Industrial Research 34(11): 456-458.

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