Neem as an organic plant protectant in agriculture

Abstract

Neem plant is considered as the most useful traditional plant in India. The various properties of different parts of neem tree are used mainly as insecticide, fertilizer, manure, soil conditioner, urea coating agent, fumigant etc. in recent era the major challenge is to increase the food production without harming the environment and can control the pest. Since, last decades pesticides have become an integral component in sustainable agriculture and the modern cultural practices like use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers are in eliminable. The natural pesticides from Azadirachta indica are considered as less harmful, biodegradable, least persistence, less toxic to non-target organism and also economic. Fruitful results of application of formulated neem based products in agriculture will provide a cost effective technology to the farming community.