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Q.4(B) Read the following passage and write the summary of it. Suggest a suitable title. (5)
Salute the neem next time you see the tree. For centuries out ancestors have been
turning to this big, bitter-leafed tree for a variety of products. The list of the neem's virtues
and uses is so long that the tree deserves to be called Kalpawriksha, the wish-granting tree
celebrated in our myths and fairy tales.
As foreseen by some scientists, this tree for the 21st century" may usher in a new
era in pest control. But don't expect a neem based pesticide to zap the bugs instantly. Such
murder and mayhem is better left to crude killers, the synthetic pesticides. Neem is far
more subtle and better at plant protection. While it leaves birds and mammals and beneficial
pollinating insects unharmed, it deters leaf-chewers with a battery of chemicals. So
marvelous that the most ferocious and resistant of pests would rather starve than take a
single bite of neem. Intriguingly, Asian goats and camels seem to feed on neem leaves
without any ill effects
Other plants can absorb some of these chemicals through the soil. The fortified
plants are protected internally. Such protection is not washed off in the rain. Nor do you
need to spray new growth to protect it. Field trials have shown that a single session of soil
treatment protected the leaves and stems of wheat, rice, sugarcane and cotton for ten weeks.
Moreover, nothing happens to those who eat these neem fortified plants.
Scientists believe that the neem may also provide millions with inexpensive
medicines. Cut down the rate of human population growth, and perhaps even reduce
erosion, deforestation and excessive temperature of an overheated globe. Native to India.​

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