Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Neem: Its Botany and Forestry: 1. Neem: an introduction/Alka Tomar and K.K. Singh. 2. Geographical distribution, ethnobotany and indigenous uses of Neem/Anjana Chowdhary and Vinod Singh. 3. Botany of Neem/R.S. Dhillon, K.S. Ahlawat and J.S. Pundeer. 4. Neem (Azadirachta Indica) based agroforestry systems/D.P.S. Nandal and R.S. Beniwal. 5. Silviculture of Neem and its role in agroforestry and social forestry/C. Swaminathan and S. Raguraman. 6. Techniques of neem plantation and its economic benefits/V. Phogat, Sanjay Kumar, K.K. Singh and Satyavan. II. Cultivation and Improvement of Neem: 7. Molecular markers: challenges and applications in neem improvement/R.S. Dhillon, Y. Kumar and M.S. Hooda. 8. Sexual and asexual propagation in neem and selection for High Azadirachtin content/Rajni Chauhan, H.S. Saralch and Sanjeev K. Chauhan. 9. Tissue culture: an indispensable tool in neem improvement/M.S. Punia, R.S. Dhillon, R.P. Saharan, K.S. Ahlawat and J.S. Pundeer. 10. Diseases of neem: an overview/J.C. Kaushik and D.P.S. Nandal. 11. Impact of industrial pollutants on growth of neem/Bimlendra, K, D.P.S. Nandal and J.C. Kaushik. III. Chemical Constituents and their Bioactivity: 12. Secretory cells of neem and in vitro production of chemicals/P. Ravichandran and P. Dayanandan. 13. Chemical wealth of Azadirachta indica (neem)/Bina S. Siddiqui, Syed Tariq Ali and Syed Kashif Ali. 14. Chemistry of Azadirachtin and other bioactive isoprenoids from neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.)/Navneet Saxena and Yogesh Kumar. 15. Synthesis and biological activity of Neem (Azadiricta indica A. Juss.) Compounds/Suman Phogat, K.K. Singh, Seema and B.S. Yadav. IV. Bioactivity Against Microflora and Microfauna: 16. Bioassay methods and risk assessment with neem based pesticides/S. Raguraman and N. Ganapathy. 17. Hormetic action of Azadirachtin in an insect system, implications in pest management: a case study/Samindranath Mukherjee. 18. Biological effects of neem/S. Durairaj and S. Muthazhagu. 19. Integration of botanical and microbial pesticides for the sustainable management of insect-pests/Murugan K. and Vanithakumari, G. 20. Role of neem (Azadirachta indica) in the management of plant diseases/Datar V.V. and Khalikar P.V. V. Bioactivity Against Insect-Pests: 21. Bioactivity of neem against phytonematodes/E.I. Jonathan and R. Uma Maheswari. 22. Efficacy of neem cake against soil nematodes, fungi and nematode fungal complex diseases/E.I. Jonathan and R. Uma Maheswari. 23. Role and scope of neem based products in cotton pest management/Rajbir Singh and V.R. Bhagwat. 24. Recent studies in the management of insect-pests of cotton/K.K. Dahiya, J.S. Rana and Deepika Kalkal. 25. Neem as an insecticide against aphid (Homoptera: Aphididiae)/J.S. Rana, R.S. Jaglan and K.K. Dahiya. 26. Stored grain insect-pests management/S. Jeyarajan Nelson, Y.S. Johnson and T. Edward. 27. Neem in pest management of horticultural crops/R.P. Soundararajan and V. Lakshmanan. VI. Enhancing Fertilizer Use Efficiency: 28. Neem in insect-pests and fertilizer management/K.K. Singh, Alka Tomar and Gayatri Verma. 29. Role of neem in increasing Nitrogen use efficiency/D.J. Dahiya, Ravi Kumar, V. Phogat and R.P. Narwal. 30. Role of neem in fertilizer industry/I.K. Suri. VII. Contribution to Human and Veterinary Medicine: 31. Neem in health and cosmetics/Alka Tomar, Gayatri Verma, Suman Phogat and Mahadevi Singh. 32. Neem in Malaria and vector control/B.R. Mirdha. 33. Role of neem oil in control of vectors of Malaria, Filariasis and Dengue/B.N. Nagpal, Aruna Srivastava and A.P. Dash. 34. Neem--a broad spectrum contraceptive/Mandeep Singh Dhingra, Vikas Gautam and Meera Sharma. 35. Role of neem in ancient veterinary medicine/K.K. Jakhar and S.K. Gupta. VIII. Promoting Neem and Its Cultivation: 36. Encouraging on-farm neem cultivation for sustainable livelihoods of subsistence farmers/Kamal Kishor Sood. 37. Promoting neem at the global level/S. Vincent. Index.
"The present volume provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of this wonder tree Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss). An excellent reference text, it offers a versatile and indepth account of occurrence, 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. Hopefully, 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 and to the environmental conscious farmers of developed and developing countries.
The present book includes 37 chapters broadly divided in 8 sections contributed by eminent scientists working on different aspects of Neem. An attempt has been made to present as many aspects as possible under the sections given below:
Neem: its botany and forestry.
Cultivation and improvement of Neem.
Chemical constituents and their bioactivity.
Bioactivity against microflora and microfauna.
Bioactivity against insect-pests.
Enhancing fertilizer use efficiency.
Contribution to human and veterinary medicine.
Promoting Neem and its cultivation.
