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

• Kingdom:  Plantae
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class:  Magnolipsida
• Order: Sapindales
• Family: Rutaceae
• Genus: Aegle
• Species: marmelos

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

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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