Research Article

Potential Antioxidant Anthraquinones Isolated from Rheum emodi Showing Nematicidal Activity against Meloidogyne incognita

Table 2

Antinemic activity (ED50) of isolated anthraquinones and solvent extractives of Rheum emodi against j2s of Meloidogyne incognita after 72 hrs.

Compounds (3d.f, 95%)Regression equation ED50
(mg/L)
Fiducial limit

CE11.9154.8444.51–67.57
CE26.7398.1074.34–129.46
CE36.47135.23101.27–180.58
Physcion2.50102.6182.80–136.25
Aloe-emodin7.39148.50109.17–202.01
Chrysophanol 2.15102.5981.50–129.15
Emodin2.62139.95106.64–183.6
Aza (20%)0.42112.7073.14–173.67