Neem oilcake organic manure protects plant roots from nematodes, soil grubs and whiteants probably due to its content of the residual limonoids. It also acts as anatural fertilizer with pesticidal properties. Neem oil cake is widely used inIndia to fertilize paddy, cotton and sugarcane. Usage of neem oil cake haveshown an increase in the dry matter in Tectona grandis (Teak), Acacia nilotica(Gum Arabic), and other forest trees.