Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Meliaceae) is indige­ nous to the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent and its various parts are reputed as therapeutic agents [2, 3]. Some of the constituents of neem have recently been shown to possess significant pesticidal activity [4]. More recent studies undertaken on the fresh, un­ dried, uncrushed, ripe and unripe, fruits and the un­ dried leaves of the plant by Siddiq...

The experiment was conducted at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University farm, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from March to June 2007 with seven treatments viz; T1: Hand picking of infested fruits of bitter gourd at 7 days interval; T2: Neem seed kernel at 5 gm/l of water at 5 days interval +T1; T3: Spray of shobicron 425EC @ 2ml/l of water at 7 days interval + T1; T4: Micronutrient-Zn @ 6.72...

Nimbolide was first derived from the leaves and flowers of need. Neem Azadirachtaindica is a traditional medicinal plant of the Meliaceaefamily widely distributed in Asia, Africa and other tropical parts for the world. Studies of extracts from leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds have shown promising chemo preventive and therapeutic effects in pre-clinical research [1-2]. Demonstrated that extract...

The present study was to evaluate effect of herbal feed additives on methane and total gas production during the rumen fermentation for environment and animal health concern. Different parts of the five medicinal plants were selected such as leaf and small stems of Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi), roots of Curcuma longa (Haldi), fruits of Emblica officinalis (Amla), leaves of Azadirachta indica (Neem) a...

A study on symptoms of damage and ovipositional preference tea mosquito bug (TMB), Helopeltis antonii Signoret was done guava, moringa neem. survey conducted in villages Dindigul Theni districts Tamil Nadu, India for observing damage. In the feeds both new flush fruits, causing irregular necrotic spots young leaves corcky out growths fruits. moringa, flowers dry-up give wilted appearance. neem,...

the director of chemistry research at AgriDyne, the products have been accepted very well by growers, and the company continues to receive many requests for the products. Although the neem seems to have endless possibilities, there are some disadvantages that need to be overcome. According to the NRC study, "the truth is that despite all its properties and promise, some impediments must be over...

Control programs using conventional insecticides to target anthropogenic mosquito habitats are very expensive because these habitats are widespread, particularly in cities of most African countries. Additionally, there are serious environmental concerns regarding large-scale application of most conventional insecticides. Clearly there is a need for alternative methods that are more effective, l...

An in silico docking study was performed to evaluate the interaction of various triterpenoids present neem with ecdysone receptor two economically important lepidopteran pests viz., Helicoverpa armigera (HaEcR) and Plutella xylostella (PxEcR). Twenty were selected for study, their scores HaEcR PxEcR calculated using program AutoDock Vina. A commercially available DAH insecticide, tebufenozide, ...

The mango is the most widely cultivated tropical fruit. Fresh-cut very useful, but it perishable. purpose of this study was to highlight effects neem oil on fresh-cut fruits kept for 9 days at 4 ± 1 °C and 80 5% relative humidity. plant (Azadirachta indica) has numerous antioxidant antibacterial properties. Despite this, few studies have been carried out added edible coatings (EC) retard ripeni...

Melia azedarach L. extracts were studied in comparison with selected biorational insecticides against the citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton under field conditions. Citrus limon (L.) Burm. F. trees were exposed to: Melia extracts of green and mature fruits, Neem oil (30% a.i.), abamectin (1.8% a.i.) and control. Two sprays of each treatment (except for Melia mature fruit extract) ...