Neem : Azadirachta Indica
Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. List of abbreviations/formulae. Introduction. I. Review: 1. Primary metabolic activity that accompany the evocation and consequent development of fruit. 2. Secondary metabolic activity associated with the reproductive cycle. 3. Role of certain growth regulatory substance. II. Methodology: 4. Sampling. 5. Ontogenic changes. 6. Biochemical analysis. Appendixes. III. Experimental observations: 7. Physiological monitoring and evaluation of the proceeding biochemical vents during the annual reproductive growth flush in Neem. 8. Reproductive potential with relation to certain growth regulators: Gibberellins, Cytokinins. 9. Reproductive studies in relation to polyamines (Putrescine, Spermidine and Spermine). 10. Significance of progressive Annual Cytokinin Treatments to the successive reproductive growth flush in consecutive years of fruit/harvest yield index. 11. Effect of consecutive Spermidine application on reproductive growth. 12. Combination treatments with the effective growth regulator associations: Cytokinins+Gibberellins, Cytokinins+Spermidine. 13. Protein profiles. 14. Histological investigations during post-anthesis patterns of Ovary/Ovule development in Neem. 15. Variability as well as association for seed yield, oil content and pharmaceutical traits in Neem Azadirachta Indica A. Juss. IV. Evaluation: Section I to III. Conclusions. Literature cited.
Neem, a prodigious multi-purpose tree of the tropics, has immense potential to benefit mankind and to save the environment. Often referred to as Gift of the Gods’ or ‘Nature’s Pharmacy’, the tree is exploited as a commercial medicine and an antibiotic. Extracts from its extremely bitter seeds and leaves may, infact, be the source of a new generation of chemicals in Integrated Pest Management.
The book has been designed to study the role of plant growth regulators during the regenerative phase of Neem. The foliar application of plant growth regulators on the cash crop has benefited plant growth, development and yield. They mediate protein (PAGE Zymogram) nucleic acid and mitotic activity (Ontogeny) and also play a role in cell division, growth and induction of invertases and phosphate synthetase (anatomy and biochemistry). HPLC profiles of ‘Neemrich’ Varuavkes are evaluated for seed index, fatty oils and linonoid content associated with the pharmaceutical traits in Neem.
The book is strongly recommended as a regular reference for scientists, researchers, students in the fields of pharmaceuticals, plant biochemistry and physiology. It provides an organized upto date account in the fields.
