Crop Category
Medicinal Crops
Medicinal Crops
Description
Bael is also known as Bengal Quince, Golden Apple, Japanese Bitter Orange, Stone Apple or Wood Apple,
It is native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia
Bael is a deciduous, spinous tree growing upto 18 meters tall
Leaves are usually tri or penta foliate, ovate to lanceloate with long petiole
Flowers are borne in axillary panicles greenish-white with sweet smell
Fruits are large, upto 15cm, globose/ovoid/pyriform, with greyish yellow woody rind with orange colored fibrous and mucilaginous pulp , which is sweet with fragrance
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnolipsida
- Order: Sapindales
- Family: Rutaceae
- Genus: Aegle
- Species: marmelos
Economically Important Part
The Fruit, Bark, Leaves, Seeds and Roots are all economically important in Bael
Benefits of Bael:
- Reduces asthma
- Boosts immunity
- Regulates bowl movements
- Reduces blood sugar levels
- Effective in reducing cholesterol
Conditions for Cultivation
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Major Challenges
The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.
- Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Leaf Miner, Red Scale, Swallow Tail Butterfly
- Major Diseases: Bacterial Shoot Hole, Fruit Canker, Gummosis
- Major Pests: Leaf Miner, Red Scale, Swallow Tail Butterfly
- Abiotic Causes:
- Extreme temperature and water stress
Crop Schedule
| Crop Stage | Products | Dosage | Method Of Application | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inorganic fertilizer | Geoxol.COM | 15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than / equal to 0.5%) and bulk denisty (less than or equal to 1.6 g / cm3) | Soil Application | Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops |
| Organic fertilizer | Mycoxol4G | 500 g / hectare / application, if soil pH (less than / equal to 7.5) and available P (more than / equal to 15 kg / ha) | Soil Application | Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients |
| Vegetative Growth | Privid | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure |
| Vegetative Growth | Privid | 1200 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Promotes vegetative growth |
| Pre flowering | Silixol OSA | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Reduces impact of abiotic stress |
| Pre flowering | PeakMAX | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Reduces disease pressure |
| Fruit development | Silixol OSA | 1000 ml / hectare / application | Foliar Application | Improves accumulation of secondary metabolites |
| Vegetative Stage | Biofuze | 3 ml / liter of water - Repeat sprays at a interval of 2-3 weeks as per pest attack | Foliar Application | Reduces population of sucking pests |
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Opp. Kopar Khairane Station.
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400709.
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