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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.

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The potential for new crops to become unwanted 'weeds' - how do we assess the risk? By Steve M. Csurhes

Derris elliptica

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

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): derris syn tuba root syn Akar tuba
Crop Use(s): pesticide
Reference Source(s): kochhar, rehm
Number of Papers/Mentions: 10

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Crombie, L. and D. A. Whiting (1998). Biosynthesis in the rotenoid group of natural products: Applications of isotope methodology. Phytochemistry Oxford 49(6): 1479-1507. Dep. Chem., Univ. Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

Takahashi, S. and H. Kuzuhara (1995). Studies on Glycosidase Inhibitors: Synthesis of 2,6-Dideoxy-2,6-imino-L-gulonic Acid and Its 3-Deoxy Analog. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry 59(4): 762-764. {a} Inst. Phys. Chem. Res., Wako-shi, Saitama 351-01, Japan

Tanimoto, T., T. Toyoda, et al. (1995). Forest succession and flora in Ogasawara experimental Station in Chichijima Island, Bonin Island. Bulletin of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute(369): 1-61. Forestry and Forest Products Res. Inst., Ministry Agric. Forestry and Fisheries, PO Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Ibaraki 305, Japan

Levett, P. C., D. A. Whiting, et al. (1994). Structural requirements for respiratory inhibition by rotenoids; is an intact B/C ring system essential? Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 4(3): 505-508. {a} Dep. Chem., Univ., Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

Blech, M. F., F. Guillemin, et al. (1991). Preliminary study of antimicrobiological activity of traditional plants against Escherichia coli. Zentralblatt Fuer Hygiene Und Umweltmedizin 192(1): 45-56.

Ameen, M. U. and R. M. Shahjahan (1987). Lethal effect of Derris elliptica (Benth) root on the catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis Bloch). Bangladesh Journal Of Agriculture 12(1): 19-26.

Ameen, M. U., R. M. Shahjahan, et al. (1985). Larvicidal effects of indigenous Derris elliptica root on Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae). International Quarterly Of Entomology 1(1): 39-44.

Shin, F. C. (1985). Recent research findings on Meliaceae and other promising botanical insecticides in China. Zeitschrift Fuer Pflanzenkrankheiten Und Pflanzenschutz 92(3): 310-319.

Blaney, W. M., M. S. J. Simmonds, et al. (1984). The role of the secondary plant compound 2,5-dihydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidine as a feeding inhibitor for insects. Entomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata 36(3): 209-216.

Index of botanical names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

Index of common names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

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Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Agriculture and Horticulture, The University of Queensland, Gatton 4343; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au

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Latest update 30 January 2001 by: RF