Status report on global Neem usage - Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal

Notes
(figure) The figure relates to literature or source references in Annex A.
Tables
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2.1 Overview of the ways of using the different parts of neem
trees and their raw materials 11
2.2. Estimated occurrence of neem by world regions 11
2.3 Quality standards of raw material 15
2.4 Analysis of neem oil for micro-organisms 17
2.5 Ocurrence and usage of neem by world regions 18
3.1 Neem Usage as a pesticide 24
3.2 Comparison of biological pesticides with neem 26
3.3 Comparison of one-step and two-step extraction methods 29
3.4 Prices of selected neem pesticides 30
3.5 Overview of the various technologies involved in the usage of neem
as a pesticide 33
3.6 Commercial neem-based pesticides in various countries 37
3.7 Market value of dried neem seeds in US$ 40
3.8 Key crops and pests for neem application 41
4.1 Azadirachtin content of neem kernel in samples from different origins 97
6.1 Merits and benefits of neem 102
Figures
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2.1 Chronological diagram of neem usage 18
2.2 Population’s knowledge about respective types of neem usage 19
2.3 Use made of the various parts and raw materials obtained from
the neem tree 19
2.4 Ways in which the most important neem components and
raw materials are used 20
2.5 Commercial neem products by country/region 20
3.1 Forms of application of neem as a pesticide 39
3.2 Forms of applicaton of neem as a pesticide by region 39
3.3 Neem users 41
3.4 Farmers’ sources of neem 42
3.5 Reasons for neem’s low level of acceptance as a pesticide 43
Graphs
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2.1 Global occurrence of neem trees 10