the present work aimed at studying growth pattern and carcass traits in pearl grey guinea fowl fed on dietary neem (azadirachta indica) leaf powder (nlp) over a period of 12 weeks. day old guinea fowl keets (n=120) were randomly assigned to four treatment groups, each with 3 replicates. the first treatment was designated as control (t0) in which no supplement was added to the feed, while in tre...

Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid is a destructive pathogen of cowpea that causes serious charcoal rot disease with significant yield losses. Antifungal activity of three indigenous Ascomycetes viz., Trichoderma harzianum, T. viride, and T. hamatum, and two Meliaceae members, i.e., Melia azedarach L. and Azadirachta indica L. were assessed against the pathogen. Laboratory screening trials wi...

Introduction: Periodontal diseases comprise of a group of inflammatory conditions of the supporting tissues of the teeth that are initiated by microorganism. The removal or inhibition of subgingival plaque and maintenance is dependent on continued plaque control for which adjunctive local antimicrobial therapy has shown promising results. In the present study, we explored the efficacy of Azadir...

Azadirachta indica (Neem) is a plant of Meliaceae family, has been used in India for several decades in medical and dental sciences for the treatment of several diseases. Neem has been considered to have antiseptic activity, but its use in the dentistry for the treatment of gingivitis and periodontitis has not been well established till date. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to a...

Neem (Azadirachta indica) is a multipurpose tree native to the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asian countries. Products derived from neem have been used for centuries, particularly in India, for medicinal and pest-management purposes. Azadirachtin and neem oil are the two major commercially important products derived from the tree. The oil contains palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic acid...

A research study was conducted to investigate growth promoting and immunomodulatory effects of neem leaves’ infusion on broilers at the NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan during June and July. One hundred and sixty day-old chicks were randomly divided into four groups, designated as A, B, C and D. Each group was replicated four times with 10 chicks per replicate, reared in open si...

The efficacy of different concentrations of aqueous neem leaf extract (3.12 to 50 mg/mL) on growth and citrinin production in three isolates of Penicillium citrinum was investigated under laboratory conditions. Mycotoxin production by the isolates was suppressed, depending on the concentration of the plant extract added to culture media at the time of spore inoculation. Citrinin production in f...

the search for alternative ways of controlling sericultural pests has led to the investigation of plant sources for naturally occurring compounds which may have insect growth regulatory, feeding deterrency, repellency and confusantcy characteristics. more than 2000 species of the families asteraceae, fabaceae and euphorbiaceae are known that possess some insecticidal activity. plants with insec...