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Bael

Crop Category

Medicinal Crops

Applicable Product

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
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
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe 12%	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency. Suitable for foliar sprays for crops grown on all types of soil.	Foliar spray	Corrects Iron deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe EDDHA 6%	2.5-5.0 kg / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency. Suitable for calcerous soils with pH above 7.5	Soil application	Corrects Iron deficiency
Deficiency of Boron	Nutrin Boron 20%	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 25 ppm),repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar spray	Corrects Boron deficiency
After 15-20 days of crop establishment	Mycoxol 4G	500 g/hectare/application, if soil pH (less than or equal to 7.5) and availble P (more than 15 kg/ha) - if fertigation is available	Soil application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
After 15-20 days of crop establishment	Mycoxol Granules	10-20 Kg/ha/application, depending upon soil properties - if crop is on flood irrigation	Soil application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases, improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients

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