Editors:
- Details the botany of neem, an ancient medicinal plant, the traditional use of neem in herbal medicine, and the use of neem products in agriculture
- Discusses the biochemistry, medicinal properties, and molecular biology of bioactives in neem
- Addresses draft genome sequencing, genome assembly, gene annotation, synteny with allied genomes and comparison of gene families
- Elaborates on tissue culture research on neem and the impact of genome sequencing on neem breeding
Part of the book series: Compendium of Plant Genomes (CPG)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Neem has been extensively used in Ayurveda, Unani and homoeopathic medicine and is often referred to as the ‘village pharmacy’ by natives due to its wealth of medicinal properties.
Besides the description of the genome, this book discusses the neem microbiome and its role in the production of neem metabolites like salanin, nimbin and exopy-azadirachtin under in vitro conditions. It also highlights cell and tissue culture using various neem explants including the leaf, root, shoot, cambium, etc.
Editors and Affiliations
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TransDisciplinary University Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India
Malali Gowda, Ambardar Sheetal
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Raja Ramanna Fellow, Government of India, ICAR-National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology, Pusa, New Delhi, India
Chittaranjan Kole
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Neem Genome
Editors: Malali Gowda, Ambardar Sheetal, Chittaranjan Kole
Series Title: Compendium of Plant Genomes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16122-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-16121-7Published: 04 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-16124-8Published: 04 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-16122-4Published: 19 October 2019
Series ISSN: 2199-4781
Series E-ISSN: 2199-479X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 123
Topics: Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Agriculture