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