UID:
almafu_9959329168302883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxiii, 696 pages) :
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illustrations
Ausgabe:
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
ISBN:
3527300546
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9783527300549
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3527603980
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9783527603985
Inhalt:
The most comprehensive and best illustrated treatment of the fascinating tropical neem tree (Azadirachta indica) and its unique substances. The extracts from the neem tree have an enormously broad range of applications. The main substance azadirachtin, a tetranortriterpenoid, influences the hormone system of insects, exerting thereby a pesticidal effect. Feeding activity, reproduction and flying ability of insects are also affected. It is biologically degradable and can be easily extracted from the seeds of the tree. Other important uses of neem tree products are: - antifertility and population control; - cure of human diseases; - manure and nitrification inhibitors; - feeds for domestic animals; - soap production. With its exhaustive treatment of the neem tree and closely related plants, this book provides us with an impressive example of the varied uses of renewable resources.
Anmerkung:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: Neem tree. Weinheim ; New York : VCH, ©1995 ISBN 3527300546
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/3527603980
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/3527603980
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/3527603980
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