Plant a young tree in a large pot with a drainage hole using good potting mix. Give it plenty of indirect light at first, but avoid long periods in the hot sun until the tree begins to show signs of new growth. Plant young trees in the garden by digging a hole larger than the root...
After last month’s comprehensive review ofeco-friendly toothbrushes, I tried another alternative: neem chew sticks fromNeem Tree Farms. Chewing on various kinds of sticks for tooth cleaning has been a routine part of life in India, Africa, and the Middle East for centuries. So I ordered a ...
First mstar mines (2.5 cm in length) were counted. When larvae reached third instar, all leaves from all plants were harvested. Leaf area of each plant was measured, and the number of reared pupae and adults was counted. A second test was begun 1 wk after the start of the first, and...
In pot conditions the powder of fresh seed showed highest plant growth and reduction in root knot formation and followed by fresh leaves and dry seed powder.Key Words: Meloidogyne incognita, Azadiractha indica, Abelmoschus esculents, plant-parasitic nematodes.Mrs. Resha...
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT INITIAL INOCULA OF MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA ON PLANT GROWTH OF BRINJAL (SOLANUM MELONGENA L.) Pathogenicity of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita was studied on brinjal cv. CK. planted in pot. The freshly hatched juveniles of Meloidogyne incog... S Yadav,B.K. Dwivedi,S...
The plant-based approach for the management of Rattus rattus is to counterbalance the limitations associated with chemical rodenticide. The novel NSA bait was formulated to increase the palatability, bioavailability, and stability of secondary metabolites of the two bitter plants resulting in both toxic...
The biological synthesis of stable silver nanoparticles (SNPs) is reported using plant exudate (Neem gum). The SNPs were characterized by means of UV-Visible Spectroscopy, High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The UV-visible spectra exhibited a sharp peak at 439 nm...
Colorant: If desired, you can color your soap so it resembles the color of an aloe plant. I used the apple moss green mica powder from Brambleberry to achieve the green color of my aloe vera soap recipe. However, you can use any cold process soap stable mica powder of your choice bas...
Chlorophyll contents have been found to be increased in single and combined application as well. There is a progressive increase in growth parameters raised in soil amended with 10, 20, and 30g neem cake/kg soil and inoculated withG. fasciculatum. Significant improvement in the plant growth ...
Neembotanicalsroot-knot nematode managementA pot experiment was carried out in an eco-friendly manner to observe the nemati-cidal efficacy of various plant products viz. neem seed powder, neem seed cake, fresh and dried leaves of Calotropis procera, fresh and dried leaves of Datura metel, and...