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NEEM |
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Name of the Commodity :
Neem |
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Botanical Name : AZADIRACHTA INDICA |
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Family : Meliaceae |
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Synonyms |
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Gujrtai : Limba
Karnataka : Beuv
Kerala : Veepa
Tamil : Vembu
Andhra Pradesh: Vepa
Orissa: Nimba |
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Description |
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Neem
tree grows well on moist, dry, storing clayey
or shallow soils. It propogates easily by seed
without pre treatment. 10-12 months seedlings
are good for transplanting. Fruiting begins
after 5 years. Neem tree flowers from the
beginning of January to May and fruit matures
from May to August. Almost every part of the
tree is bitter and has found application in
industries and indigenous medicine. |
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Yields |
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On
an average a Neem tree is 8m tall, yield about
350 kg of dry leaves. Fruit yield ranges from
37-55 kg per tree per year. Fresh fruit give
an average 60% of dry fruit. Kernel constitute
10% of the dry fruit. Kernel yield 45% fixed
oil |
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Potential |
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India has an annual potential of 80,000m
tonnes of neem oil and 3,30,000m tonnes of
neem cake from 0.42 million metric tonnes of
need seed and 13.8 million neem trees. On an
average Neem Seed yield 20% oil and 80% DOC.
The seed is mainly valued for oil. |
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