Bael is native to Indian sub-continent and widely distributed in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and other South East Asian countries. It is rich in minerals, fat, fibre, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, protein substances and fats. It is being used in many traditional medicinal systems. Important varieties of Bael are NB 5, NB 7, NB 9, NB 16, NB 17, CISH B -1, CISH B -2, Goma Yashi, Pant Aparna, Pant Shivani, Pant Sujata, Pant Urvashi, Thar Divya and Thar Neelkanth. Patch budding and soft wood grafting are commercially feasible methods of Bael propagation. The spacing adopted for bael is 6 x 6 m. The leaf, fruit, bark and roots of bael is widely used in Indian Systems of medicine.
Production Technology, Medicinal Properties, Bael, Indian sub-continent
Indhumathi, K and K. Rajamani, 2020. Invitro germination of Bael (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.) seeds for clonal propagation, Annals of Plant and Soil Research 22(4): 449-453.
