The Neem Tree

The Neem Tree
Author: Heinrich Schmutterer
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 748
Release: 1995-07-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

The most comprehensive and best illustrated treatment of the fascinating tropical neem tree (Azadirachta indica) and its unique substances. The extracts from the neem tree have an enormously broad range of applications. The main substance azadirachtin, a tetranortriterpenoid, influences the hormone system of insects, exerting thereby a pesticidal effect. Feeding activity, reproduction and flying ability of insects are also affected. It is biologically degradable and can be easily extracted from the seeds of the tree. Other important uses of neem tree products are: - antifertility and population control - cure of human diseases - manure and nitrification inhibitors - feeds for domestic animals - soap production With its exhaustive treatment of the neem tree and closely related plants, this book provides us with an impressive example of the varied uses of renewable resources.

Neem Pesticides in Rice

Neem Pesticides in Rice
Author: Guan Soon Lim
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1994
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9712200477

Traditional and modern perspectives of neem; Using neem to controle pests; Effects of neem on montarget organisms; Socioeconomics of neem; Neem use in integrated pes management; Botanical pesticides other than neem; Lessons leamed and the next steps.

Community-based fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) monitoring, early warning and management

Community-based fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) monitoring, early warning and management
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2019-02-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9251312311

Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda) was first reported in Africa in 2016. Since then, it has become a very destructive invasive pest in sub-Saharan Africa. Its main impact is on maize crops and affects different stages of growth, from early vegetative to physiological maturity. In several countries affected by FAW attack, farmer responses have been predominantly based on the use of chemical pesticides. It is important to ensure the safe use of such pesticides by farmers, but also to promote and deploy an integrated pest management (IPM) package against FAW. Farmers need the right advice, tools and resources to sustainably manage FAW. This manual provides farmers and extension service providers easy-to-use information on how they can manage FAW in smallholder cropping systems. It provides information about modules for training trainers in FAW pest diagnostics, scouting, management and data collection. The objective of this training is to provide trainers and farmers with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to identify FAW and differentiate it from other similar pests; understand the life cycle of FAW; and, know how to monitor and manage the pest. This manual gives trainers the information they need in order to support and sustain an IPM approach for FAW management in their communities. The manual is modular and allows for updates in the future as more knowledge and solutions to manage FAW become available.

Neem: Today and in the New Millennium

Neem: Today and in the New Millennium
Author: Opender Koul
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2007-05-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402025963

The chemicals from plant sources, generally termed as phytochemicals, play an important role in acceptance or rejection of the plant by the pests as they could be distasteful or toxic on one hand or on the other hand specialist herbivores have the capability to feed on many such chemicals, as they are able to process these natural products in a manner that is beneficial to them. In the wake of increasing environmental degradation due to burgeoning synthetic chemicals, there has been a process going on to rediscover the usefulness of plants and herbs and a continued effort for more than 2 decades has been to study the green products for cures for several ailments and pest management. In fact, according to Indian Medicinal Plants: A Sectoral Study, the global trade for medicinal plants amounts to about US $ 60 billion and the world demand continues to grow at the rate of 7 per cent per annum. Although many such plants are known in literature, neem has been one of trees with mani-fold virtues. Indian neem tree, Azadirachta indica A. Juss, which is a large evergreen tree, is an outstanding example among plants that has been subject matter of numerous scientific studies concerning its utilization in medicine, industry and agriculture. So far neem preparations have been evaluated against more than 500 species of insects and more than 400 hundred are reported to be susceptible at different concentrations.

Neem

Neem
Author: K. K. Singh
Publisher: I. K. International Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 556
Release: 2009
Genre: Neem
ISBN: 8189866001

The present edited volume Neem: A Treatise provides a comprehensive account of this wonder tree Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss). An excellent reference text, it offers a versatile and in-depth discussion of the following: the occurrence of neem, its distribution, ethnobotany, uses in agroforestry, silviculture and social forestry, cultivation and improvement of neem, propagation by tissue culture, chemical constituents and their bioactivity against micro-flora and micro-fauna, disease, stored grain insect-pests, enhancing fertilizer use efficiency, neem in health and cosmetics, various therapeutic uses such as malaria and vector control, contraceptive, ancient veterinary medicines, uses of neem bark in dying cotton fabrics, and steps for promoting neem and its cultivation. This book will be very useful for researchers of various disciplines such as botany, forestry, chemistry, toxicology, agrochemicals, soil science, agronomy, entomology, plant pathology, medical, and veterinary science, as well as to the environmental conscious farmers of developed and developing countries.

New Crops for Food and Industry

New Crops for Food and Industry
Author: G.E. Wickens
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1989-06-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780412315008

Examining the development of alternative crops, this volume covers topics which include genetic engineering and tissue culture techniques, and marketing potential utility of new crops.

Neem

Neem
Author: H.S. Puri
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1999-03-25
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0203304314

This comprehensive review on neem is an excellent collation of observations and research efforts by botanists, taxonomists and medical practitioners and will be of interest to everyone with an interest involved in medicinal and aromatic plant research.

Neem

Neem
Author: Ellen Norten
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1999-12
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780892818372

Used in India for more than 4,000 years, neem is a powerful blood purifier, anti-viral agent, and immune system enhancer.