Northern Research Station

Title: Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana): possible source of a molluscicide

Author: Krochmal, Arnold; LeQuesne, P.W.

Date: 1970

Source: Res. Pap. NE-177. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 8 p.

Station ID: RP-NE-177

Description: Pokeweed, a plant abundant in Appalachia, exhibits some chemical similarities to a related species that has shown molluscicidal properties. Because this suggests that pokeweed, Phytolacca americana L. (P. decandra L.), has potential for controlling fresh-water snails, we have compiled this report of its chenlical composition, uses, propagation methods, and other potentially useful species of the genus Phytolacca.

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Krochmal, Arnold; LeQuesne, P.W.  1970.  Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana): possible source of a molluscicide.   Res. Pap. NE-177. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 8 p..