A pot experiment was conducted with the single and combined doses of fungicides, plant extracts antagonist for management nine rice pathogens. total 13 treatments including controls or without inocula pathogen were tested. Amongst all only T6 (Bavistin + Azadirachta indica Trichoderma harzianum) showed highest percentage seed germination seedling vigor index seeds inoculated Alternaria alternat...

The nematicidal activities of ammonium sulfate, chicken litter and chitin, alone or in combination with neem (Azadirachta indica) extracts were tested against Meloidogyne javanica. Soil application of these amendments or the neem extracts alone did not reduce the root galling index of tomato plants or did so only slightly, but application of the amendments in combination with the neem extracts ...

Gastrointestinal nematodes are becoming increasingly resistant to the commercial products used to control them. The cost of routine vermifuge applications on herds and the problem of residues in animal products and the environment have prompted research on the anthelmintic activity of plant extracts. This work examines the anthelmintic action of neem and the homeopathic product Fator Vermes in ...

The present study was carried out to screen and evaluate antimicrobial activity of leaf and bark extracts of Azadirachta indica. Ethanol and aqueous extract of leaves and barks of A. indica (Neem) were tested against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus which are known to be resistant to various antibiotics. Neem materials which were used during this study were collected from Bugesera dis...

Azadirachta indica (Neem) seed oil brings about a significant diminution in spermatozoan motility and density. It leads to reduction of fertility rate in rats and rabbits. The body weight of the animals remain unaffected but the weights of reproductive oranges declined. Reduction of cauda epididymal protein, sialic acid, acid phosphatase and seminal vesicular fructose concentration in rats and ...

Azadirachta indica is a fast growing, evergreen tree found commonly in India, Africa and America. Neem is one of the most useful traditional medicinal plant in India. It is a highly esteemed tree with several beneficial properties and applications, especially known for its incredible therapeutic and ethnomedicinal values for mankind. It has been used in different medicinal systems: Ayurveda, un...

Climatic change has become increasingly recognized as one of the greatest challenges to humankind and all other life on earth. The productivity of plants is greatly affected by various environmental stresses. Plant stress is a condition where excessive salts in soil solution cause inhibition of plant growth or plant death. Salinity stress negatively impacts agricultural yield throughout the wor...

The presence of endophytic fungal mycelia within healthy tissue is most commonly detected by long incubation of small pieces of surface-sterilized healthy tissue on agar plates and the emergence of their mycelia or spores. Thus, to understand their biology and distribution within the host, it is mandatory to use histological tools to locate the endophytic mycelia as well as spores in vivo withi...

Background: The neem tree has a long history of being referred to as "wonder tree." Since the time Vedic civilization, been used therapeutically in many different ways India. various components tree, including stem, bark, roots, leaves, gum, seeds, fruits, and flowers, have no. chemical constituents traditional medicines. blossoms, bark this are for treating diseases. ancient times, extracts wi...

The present study was carried out to screen and evaluate antimicrobial activity of leaf extracts of Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Petroleum ether, dichloromethane, chloroform, ethanol and aqueous extract of leaves of A. indica were tested against selected Gram positive and Gram negative bacterial species. Phytochemical leaf extracts of A. indica exhibited significant anti-bacterial activity again...