Botanical name: Azadirachta Indica
Family: Meliaceae, The mahogany tree family
Popular Names of Neem in India
Assamese: Nim
Bengali: Nim, Neemgachh, Neem
Burmese: Tamaka, Thin, Thinboro Tamakha, Bowtamaka, Tama
Gujarati: Limba, Limbado, Leemgo, Danu-jhada, Kohalu Limdo
Hindi: Nim, Nimb, Bal-nimb, Neem, Nind
Kannada: Bevinamara, Bevu, Hebbevu, Kiri-bevu
Konkani: Nim
Kumaoni: Betain
Malayalam: Aryaveppu, Veppu, Aryaveshnu, Rajavedhu, Vepe
Marathi: Kadukhajur, Limba, Limb, Nimbay, Bakayan, Balanti-limb
Oriya : Kakopholo, Limbo, Nimbu, Nimo
Punjabi : Bakam, Bukhain, Drekh, Nim, Neem, Mahaneem
Rajasthani : Neem, Neemro
Sanskrit : Arishta, Nimba, Minbaka
Telugu : Nimbanuv, Vepa, Yeppa, Yapa, Vepachettu, Yapachattu
Urdu : Neem
English: Neem, Indian Lilac, Margosa Tree, Nim, Crackjack, Paradise Tree, White Cedar, Chinaberry
French: Azadirac De 1'Inde, Margosier, Margousier
German: Grossblaettiger Zedrach, Indischer Zedrach
Portugese: Amargoseira, Margosa, Nimbo
Singapore: Kohumba, Nimba
Neem tree is finding in abundance in tropical and semi-tropical regions like Burma. It cannot grow in extreme cold climate, though it can survive without much rainfall. The tree can live upto 200 years and can grow up to 50 feet tall.
Neem Bark - The stem of a neem tree can grow up to a diameter of 2.5-3 m. The bark is rough and can be pale or grayish-black in color. Bark of neem is use to manufacture pesticides.
Neem Flowers - Neem tree bears small white colored flowers and star shaped, with a pleasant smell.
Neem Fruits - Neem tree generally bear fruits between the age of 3 to 5, and the fruits are edible.
It is an ideal plant as it can be grown indoors and requires least maintenance. Most of the problems relating to the growth of neem are due to over watering, in case the neem, leaves begin to turn yellow, it is a sign of over watering, or that the tree has given too much fertilizer.
Neem Flowers - Neem tree bears small white colored flowers and star shaped, with a pleasant smell.
Neem Fruits - Neem tree generally bear fruits between the age of 3 to 5, and the fruits are edible.
It is an ideal plant as it can be grown indoors and requires least maintenance. Most of the problems relating to the growth of neem are due to over watering, in case the neem, leaves begin to turn yellow, it is a sign of over watering, or that the tree has given too much fertilizer.
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Manure in any plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta for improving the soil fertility and thus promoting plant growth. Neem manure is gaining popularity because it is environmental friendly and the compounds found in it; help to increase the nitrogen and phosphorous content in the soil. It is rich in sulphur, potassium, calcium and nitrogen etc. |
Neem cake is used to manufacture high quality organic or natural manure, which does not have any aftermaths on plants, soil and other living organisms. It can be obtain by using high technology extraction methods like cold pressing or other solvent extraction.
NEEM CAKE ORGANIC MANURE is the by-product obtained in the process of cold pressing of Neem fruits and kernels, and the solvent extraction process for neem oil cake. It is a potential source of organic manure under the Bureau of India Standards, Specification No. 8558. Neem has demonstrated considerable potential as a fertilizer. For this purpose, neem cake and neem leaves are especially promising.
Neem cake organic manure has more nitrogen (2-3%), phosphorus (1%), potassium (1.4%), calcium and magnesium compared to farmyard manure. It is rich in both sulphur compounds and bitter limonoids.
According to research calculations, neem cake seems to make soil more fertile due to an ingredient that blocks soil bacteria from converting nitrogenous compounds into nitrogen gas. It is a nitrification inhibitor and prolongs the availability of nitrogen to both short duration and long duration crops.
According to research calculations, neem cake seems to make soil more fertile due to an ingredient that blocks soil bacteria from converting nitrogenous compounds into nitrogen gas. It is a nitrification inhibitor and prolongs the availability of nitrogen to both short duration and long duration crops.
Neem cake organic manure protects plant roots from nematodes, soil grubs and white ants probably due to its content of the residual limonoids. It also acts as a natural fertilizer with pesticidal properties. Neem cake is widely used in India to fertilize paddy, cotton and sugarcane. Usage of neem cake has shown an increase in the dry matter in Tectona grandis (Teak), Acacia nilotica (Gum Arabic), and other forest trees.
Neem cake is effective in the management of insects and pests. The bitter principles of the soil and cake have been reported to have seven types of activities (a) antifeedant (b) attractant (c)repellent (d) insecticide (e) nematicide (f) growth disruptor and (g) antimicrobial.
The cake contains salannin, nimbin, azadirachtin and azadiradione as the major components. Of these, azadirachtin and meliantriol are use as locust antifeedants while salannin is use as an antifeedant for the housefly.
The cake contains salannin, nimbin, azadirachtin and azadiradione as the major components. Of these, azadirachtin and meliantriol are use as locust antifeedants while salannin is use as an antifeedant for the housefly.
