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Prospect of Neem Plantation at Arafat, Saudi Arabia

M. A. U Mridha1 * and N. A. Al-Suhaibani1

1 Plant Production Department, Faculty of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box - 2460, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.9.1.12

Neem (Azadirachta indicaA.Juss.) is a multipurpose agroforestry tree that is well adapted to a wide range of climatic and soil conditions and has gained worldwide recognition for its pharmaceutical and pesticidal properties.The world's largest pure Neem plantations are available in the plains of Arafat, Saudi Arabia where 50,000 thousands Neem trees were planted to provide shade from the blazing summer sun for the millions of Hajis (Muslim pilgrims). Sporadic mature Neem trees are also found in Medinah, Taif and elsewhereof the Kingdom. The Neem tree is adapted to Arafat under harsh climatic conditions of Saudi Arabia and the plantation may be extended to other parts of the Kingdom as a avenue tree and also to minimize the desertification under changing climatic conditions and to improve the environmental condition of the country. At Arafat mixed plantations may be advocated to save the present plantation which may come from climate change as well as pest and diseases problems. So care must be taken to monitor the diseases of Neem tree at Arafat on a regularbasis. Because of insufficient growth of Neem at Arafat the methods of green cultivation with microbial inoculants, organic fertilizers, mycotrophic green manure plants may be practiced for successful plantation.

Neem; Pest and Disease; Distribution; Green Cultivation; Saudi Arabia

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Mridha M. A. U, Al-Suhaibani N. A. Prospect of Neem Plantation at Arafat, Saudi Arabia. Curr World Environ 2014;9(1) DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.9.1.12

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