Studies on the collection and evaluation of bael cultivars

Abstract

during the year 2018-19. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications and three cultivars. The plant height (5.82 m), stem girth (63.7 cm) and spread of plants (6.24 x 5.92 m) were found maximum in NB-7. The flowering started from 1 st week of June to third week of June in cultivar NB-5 and I st week to 2 nd week of June in NB-7 and NB-9. The maximum fruit weight (2.50 kg) was observed in NB-7. Whereas minimum fruit weight (1.32 kg) was recorded in NB-5. Maximum TSS (30.2%) was recorded in NB-9 followed by NB-5 (29.7%). However, maximum yield (52 kg) was recorded in NB-7 and minimum (23 kg) in the NB-5.