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The Neem Genome

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  1. Malali Gowda

    1. TransDisciplinary University Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India

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  2. Ambardar Sheetal

    1. TransDisciplinary University Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India

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  3. Chittaranjan Kole

    1. Raja Ramanna Fellow, Government of India, ICAR-National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology, Pusa, New Delhi, India

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  • 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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Neem: Traditional Knowledge from Ayurveda

    • S. N. Venugopalan Nair, Naveen Shilpa, Thomas Vargheese, I. F. Tabassum
    Pages 1-12

  3. Heritage of Neem–Peepal Tree Resides a Profound Scientific Facts

    • K. L. Ashalatha, Malali Gowda
    Pages 13-19

  4. Method to Quantify Plant Secondary Metabolites: Quantification of Neem Metabolites from Leaf, Bark, and Seed Extracts as an Example

    • Kannan Rangiah, Malali Gowda
    Pages 21-30

  5. Utilization of Neem and Neem Products in Agriculture

    • Rishu Sharma, Chittaranjan Kole
    Pages 31-48

  6. Phylogeny of Neem and Related Species in the Meliaceae Family

    • Nagesh A. Kuravadi, Malali Gowda
    Pages 49-51

  7. Strategies and Tools for Next Generation Sequencing

    • Nagesh A. Kuravadi, Malali Gowda
    Pages 53-57

  8. Neem Genome Assembly

    • Nagesh A. Kuravadi, Malali Gowda
    Pages 59-63

  9. Repetitive Sequences

    • Nagesh A. Kuravadi, Malali Gowda
    Pages 65-71

  10. Neem Genome Annotation

    • Nagesh A. Kuravadi, Malali Gowda
    Pages 73-92

  11. Comparison of Gene Families and Synteny Analysis from Neem Genome

    • Nagesh A. Kuravadi, Malali Gowda
    Pages 93-97

  12. Neem Tissue Culture

    • Divya Mohan, Ashmita J. Tontanahal, B. N. Sathyanarayana, Malali Gowda
    Pages 99-110

  13. Neem Microbiome

    • Varalaxmi B. Agasimundin, Kannan Rangiah, Ambardar Sheetal, Malali Gowda
    Pages 111-123
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This book describes the sequencing efforts for Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss), one of the most versatile tropical evergreen tree species. The neem tree is a source of various natural products, including the potent biopesticide azadirachtin and limonoids, which have a broad spectrum of activity against insect pests and microbial pathogens. To identify genes and pathways in neem, three neem genomes and several transcriptomes are studied using next-generation sequencing technologies.


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

  • TransDisciplinary University Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India

    Malali Gowda, Ambardar Sheetal

  • Raja Ramanna Fellow, Government of India, ICAR-National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology, Pusa, New Delhi, India

    Chittaranjan Kole

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