a) Apart from having medicinal values Neem tree is eco and agro friendly. How?
Answers
Everyone knows that Neem plant has high medicinal values in its leaves and stems.
However, neem plant (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) is also eco-friendly and it provides agricultural benefits.
Neem leaves and branches are used for manufacturing herbal insecticides, pesticides and fertilizers, which are eco-friendly in nature.
As neem tree demands very little amount of water for its growth, it can be grown to make the arid areas greener in all adverse conditions of nature.
Moreover, neem roots have the ability of neutralizing the acidic nature of soils, by adding calcium.
Solution :-
We know that neem tree has medicinal values and also it is eco and agro friendly.
Medicinal values -
The medicinal properties of neem tree have been known to the Indians since long time immemorial, It is used against a wide variety of diseases which include heat-rush, boils, wounds, skin disorders, jaundice, chicken pox, small pox, malaria etc. Dried neem leaves are burned as mosquito repellents. The
Eco friendly -
Millions of neem trees with their intensive assimilation activity contribute the reduction of carbon dioxide in the air and consequently slow down the global warming. The neem tree is also called the air purifier. The neem tree tolerate heavy pollution of air caused by CO₂, SO₂and other gases.
Agro friendly -
Neem based pesticides are now extensively used in agricultural practices all over the world. The neem tree also improves the fertility of soil. Neem based bio-pesticides and neem extracts have a wide range of effects against insects pests and these are environment friendly.