NEEM: A Treatise

by K.K. Singh (Editor), Suman Phogat (Editor), R.S. Dhillon (Editor)

The present edited volume ‘Neem – A Treatise’ 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

549 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 18, 2009