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Monday, May 4, 2020

NEEM

1.   NEEM  (MARGOSA)




Botanical Name :  Azadirachta  indica
Common Name :  Neem
Family                : Meliaceae
Useful Parts       : All aerial parts like Stem, bark, leaves, , flowers, fruits and Seeds.

Important Chemicals:

·Azadirachtin, Meliantriol, Salamin are present in leaf.
·Oil consist saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Main fatty acids are 50 % oleic acid and 20 % stearic acid and 2 % bitter sulfur containing substances like Nimbidin,Nimbin, Nimbinin and Nimbidol.

Uses:

·        Neem Cake is used as fertilizer and vermicide.
·        Neem wood used in furniture and as fire wood.
·        Neem oil is used as antiviral; in soap making and soap is used in skin diseases.
·        Oleic acid and stearic acid can be obtained from Neem oil.

SOME INSTRUMENTS WHICH ARE USED IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

HOT AIR OVEN


HORIZONTAL LAMINAR AIR FLOW


 VERTICAL LAMINAR AIR FLOW




INCUBATOR




AUTOCLAVE


pH METER

INTRODUCTION OF BOTANY AND ITS SCOPES


STRUCTURE OF FLOWER AND DEVELOPMENT OF MALE GAMETOPHYTES.