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. 2016 Dec 9;11(12):e0167748. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167748

Table 2. Fumigant toxicity of the major constituents of M. alternifolia essential oil against S. zeamais adults.

Compounds LC50 a (mg/L air) 95% FL b (mg/L air) Slope c ± SE 2)d
Lower Upper
terpinen-4-ol 3.22 2.47 3.64 3.35 ± 0.32 3.51
γ-terpinene 32.58 34.56 37.07 3.54 ± 0.27 7.15
α-terpineol 4.21 5.14 7.38 3.63 ± 0.31 3.37
α-terpinene 46.76 41.29 45.99 2.14 ± 0.67 3.74
1,8-cineole 6.91 11.47 14.30 2.16 ± 0.12 4.08

a 50% of lethal concentration;

b Fiducial limits;

c Slope of the concentration-inhibition regression line ± SE;

d Chi-square value.