Impact of interspace managements on performance of bael in degraded lands of Chambal ravine

Abstract

The present investigation was conducted during 2007 to 2015 to evaluate adaptability and production potential of bael in degraded lands of Chambal ravine. The experiment was conducted using a randomised block design, including four interspace managements: clean tilled, clean tilled with half-moon, half-moon with Cenchrus ciliaris and half-moon with Dicanthium annulatum with three replications. The findings revealed that various interspace managements used during the experiment had a significant impact on growth, yield and quality parameters. Among the four interspace managements, clean tilled with halfmoon measure resulted in higher vegetative growth parameters as well as yield and quality attributes. In terms of mean yield, the highest fruit yield (6.10 t ha-1) and B:C ratio (2.19) was recorded under clean tilled with halfmoon treatment (T ). Therefore, bael (Aegle marmelos) is not only highly suitable 2 but also remunerative fruit for conservation horticulture in degraded ecosystem of Chambal ravines on long term basis.