Neem
Singh, K. K. and others Eds.
Neem a treatise - New Delhi I. K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 2009 - xix,546p.
Contents
Foreword vii
Preface ix
Editors xi
Contributors xiii
SECTION I NEEM: ITS BOTANY AND FORESTRY
1. Neem: An Introduction 3
Alka Tomar and K.K. Singh
2. Geographical Distribution, Ethnobotany and Indigenous Uses of Neem 20
Anjana Chowdhary and Vinod Singh
3. Botany of Neem 34
R.S. Dhillon, K.S. Ahlawat and J.S. Pundeer
4. Neem (Azadirachta indica) Based Agroforestry Systems 48
D.P.S. Nandal and R.S. Beniwal
5. Silviculture of Neem and its Role in Agroforestry and Social Forestry 54
C. Swaminathan and S. Raguraman
6. Techniques of Neem Plantation and its Economic Benefits 67
V. Phogat, Sanjay Kumar, K.K. Singh and Satyavan
SECTION II CULTIVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF NEEM
7. Molecular Markers: Challenges and Applications in Neem Improvement 87
R.S. Dhillon, Y Kumar and M.S. Hooda
8. Sexual and Asexual Propagation in Neem and Selection for High Azadirachtin Content 116
Rajni Chauhan, H.S. Saralch and Sanjeev K. Chauhan
9. Tissue Culture: An Indispensable Tool in Neem Improvement 128
M.S. Punia, R.S. Dhillon, R.P. Saharan, K.S. Ahlawat and J.S. Pundeer
10. Diseases of Neem: An Overview 146
J.C. Kaushik and D.P.S. Nandal
11. Impact of Industrial Pollutants on Growth of Neem 155
Bimlendra, K., D.P.S. Nandal and J.C. Kaushik
SECTION III CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR BIOACTIVITY
12. Secretory Cells of Neem and in vitro Production of Chemicals 163
P. Ravichandran and P. Dayanandan
13. Chemical Wealth of Azadirachta indica (Neem) 171
Bina S. Siddiqui, Syed Tariq AH and Syed KashifAH
14. Chemistry of Azadirachtin and other Bioactive Isoprenoids from Neem
(Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) 208
Navneet Saxena and Yogesh Kumar
15. Synthesis and Biological Activity of Neem (Azadiricta indica A. Juss.) Compounds 231
Suman Phogat, K.K. Singh, Seemaand B.S. Yadav
SECTION IV BIOACTIVITY AGAINST MICROFLORA AND MICROFAUNA
16. Bioassay Methods and Risk Assessment with Neem Based Pesticides 261
S. Raguraman and N. Ganapathy
17. Hermetic Action of Azadirachtin in an Insect System, Implications in
Pest Management: A Case Study 273
Samindranath Mukherjee
18. Biological Effects of Neem 286
S. Durairaj and S. Muthazhagu
19. Integration of Botanical and Microbial Pesticides for the Sustainable
Management of Insect-Pests 299
Murugan, K. and Vanithakumari, G.
20. Role of Neem (Azadirachta indica) in the Management of Plant Diseases 316
Datar V.V. and Khalikar P. V.
SECTION V BIOACTIVITY AGAINST INSECT-PESTS
21. Bioactivity of Neem against Phytonematodes 327
E.L Jonathan and R. Uma Maheswari
22. Efficacy of Neem Cake against Soil Nematodes, Fungi and Nematode
Fungal Complex Diseases 339
E.L Jonathan and R. Uma Makes wari
23. Role and Scope of Neem based Products in Cotton Pest Management 347
Rajbir Singh and V.R. Bhagwat
24. Recent Studies in the Management of Insect-Pests of Cotton 366
K.K. Dahiya, J.S. Rana and Deepika Kalkal
25. Neem as an Insecticide against Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididiae) 375
J.S. Rana, R.S. Jaglan and K.K. Dahiya
26. Stored Grain Insect-Pests Management 382
S. Jeyarajan Nelson, Y.S. Johnson and T. Edward
27. Neem in Pest Management of Horticultural Crops 396
R.P. Soundararajan and V. Lakshmanan
SECTION VI ENHANCING FERTILIZER USE EFFICIENCY
28. Neem in Insect-Pests and Fertilizer Management 417
K.K. Singh, Alka Tomar, and Gayatri Verma
29. Role of Neem in Increasing Nitrogen Use Efficiency 434
DJ. Dahiya, Ravi Kumar, V. Phogat and R.P. Narwal
30. Role of Neem in Fertilizer Industry 450
I.K. Suri
SECTION VII CONTRIBUTION TO HUMAN AND VETERINARY MEDICINE
31. Neem in Health and Cosmetics 461
Alka Tomar, Gayatri Verma, Suman Phogat and Mahadevi Singh
32. Neem in Malaria and Vector Control 486
B.R. Mirdha
33. Role of Neem Oil in Control of Vectors of Malaria, Filariasis and Dengue 495
B.N. Nagpal, Aruna Srivastava and A.P. Dash
34. Neem—A Broad Spectrum Contraceptive 504
Mandeep Singh Dhingra, Vikas Gautam and Meera Sharma
35. Role of Neem in Ancient Veterinary Medicine 509
K.K. Jakhar and S.K. Gupta
SECTION VIII PROMOTING NEEM AND ITS CULTIVATION
36. Encouraging On-farm Neem Cultivation for Sustainable Livelihoods of
Subsistence Farmers 529
Kamal Kishor Sood
37. Promoting Neem at the Global Level 535
S. Vincent
Index 541
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Neem a treatise - New Delhi I. K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 2009 - xix,546p.
Contents
Foreword vii
Preface ix
Editors xi
Contributors xiii
SECTION I NEEM: ITS BOTANY AND FORESTRY
1. Neem: An Introduction 3
Alka Tomar and K.K. Singh
2. Geographical Distribution, Ethnobotany and Indigenous Uses of Neem 20
Anjana Chowdhary and Vinod Singh
3. Botany of Neem 34
R.S. Dhillon, K.S. Ahlawat and J.S. Pundeer
4. Neem (Azadirachta indica) Based Agroforestry Systems 48
D.P.S. Nandal and R.S. Beniwal
5. Silviculture of Neem and its Role in Agroforestry and Social Forestry 54
C. Swaminathan and S. Raguraman
6. Techniques of Neem Plantation and its Economic Benefits 67
V. Phogat, Sanjay Kumar, K.K. Singh and Satyavan
SECTION II CULTIVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF NEEM
7. Molecular Markers: Challenges and Applications in Neem Improvement 87
R.S. Dhillon, Y Kumar and M.S. Hooda
8. Sexual and Asexual Propagation in Neem and Selection for High Azadirachtin Content 116
Rajni Chauhan, H.S. Saralch and Sanjeev K. Chauhan
9. Tissue Culture: An Indispensable Tool in Neem Improvement 128
M.S. Punia, R.S. Dhillon, R.P. Saharan, K.S. Ahlawat and J.S. Pundeer
10. Diseases of Neem: An Overview 146
J.C. Kaushik and D.P.S. Nandal
11. Impact of Industrial Pollutants on Growth of Neem 155
Bimlendra, K., D.P.S. Nandal and J.C. Kaushik
SECTION III CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR BIOACTIVITY
12. Secretory Cells of Neem and in vitro Production of Chemicals 163
P. Ravichandran and P. Dayanandan
13. Chemical Wealth of Azadirachta indica (Neem) 171
Bina S. Siddiqui, Syed Tariq AH and Syed KashifAH
14. Chemistry of Azadirachtin and other Bioactive Isoprenoids from Neem
(Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) 208
Navneet Saxena and Yogesh Kumar
15. Synthesis and Biological Activity of Neem (Azadiricta indica A. Juss.) Compounds 231
Suman Phogat, K.K. Singh, Seemaand B.S. Yadav
SECTION IV BIOACTIVITY AGAINST MICROFLORA AND MICROFAUNA
16. Bioassay Methods and Risk Assessment with Neem Based Pesticides 261
S. Raguraman and N. Ganapathy
17. Hermetic Action of Azadirachtin in an Insect System, Implications in
Pest Management: A Case Study 273
Samindranath Mukherjee
18. Biological Effects of Neem 286
S. Durairaj and S. Muthazhagu
19. Integration of Botanical and Microbial Pesticides for the Sustainable
Management of Insect-Pests 299
Murugan, K. and Vanithakumari, G.
20. Role of Neem (Azadirachta indica) in the Management of Plant Diseases 316
Datar V.V. and Khalikar P. V.
SECTION V BIOACTIVITY AGAINST INSECT-PESTS
21. Bioactivity of Neem against Phytonematodes 327
E.L Jonathan and R. Uma Maheswari
22. Efficacy of Neem Cake against Soil Nematodes, Fungi and Nematode
Fungal Complex Diseases 339
E.L Jonathan and R. Uma Makes wari
23. Role and Scope of Neem based Products in Cotton Pest Management 347
Rajbir Singh and V.R. Bhagwat
24. Recent Studies in the Management of Insect-Pests of Cotton 366
K.K. Dahiya, J.S. Rana and Deepika Kalkal
25. Neem as an Insecticide against Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididiae) 375
J.S. Rana, R.S. Jaglan and K.K. Dahiya
26. Stored Grain Insect-Pests Management 382
S. Jeyarajan Nelson, Y.S. Johnson and T. Edward
27. Neem in Pest Management of Horticultural Crops 396
R.P. Soundararajan and V. Lakshmanan
SECTION VI ENHANCING FERTILIZER USE EFFICIENCY
28. Neem in Insect-Pests and Fertilizer Management 417
K.K. Singh, Alka Tomar, and Gayatri Verma
29. Role of Neem in Increasing Nitrogen Use Efficiency 434
DJ. Dahiya, Ravi Kumar, V. Phogat and R.P. Narwal
30. Role of Neem in Fertilizer Industry 450
I.K. Suri
SECTION VII CONTRIBUTION TO HUMAN AND VETERINARY MEDICINE
31. Neem in Health and Cosmetics 461
Alka Tomar, Gayatri Verma, Suman Phogat and Mahadevi Singh
32. Neem in Malaria and Vector Control 486
B.R. Mirdha
33. Role of Neem Oil in Control of Vectors of Malaria, Filariasis and Dengue 495
B.N. Nagpal, Aruna Srivastava and A.P. Dash
34. Neem—A Broad Spectrum Contraceptive 504
Mandeep Singh Dhingra, Vikas Gautam and Meera Sharma
35. Role of Neem in Ancient Veterinary Medicine 509
K.K. Jakhar and S.K. Gupta
SECTION VIII PROMOTING NEEM AND ITS CULTIVATION
36. Encouraging On-farm Neem Cultivation for Sustainable Livelihoods of
Subsistence Farmers 529
Kamal Kishor Sood
37. Promoting Neem at the Global Level 535
S. Vincent
Index 541
9788189866006
581.6 / SIN