Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2019) 8(2): 3341-3349 3341 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.802.389 Response of Integrated Nutrient Management on Different Physical Characters of Bael (Aegle marmelos Correa) cv. Narendra Bael-9 Govind Vishwakarma 1* , Bhanu Pratap 2 , Dinesh Yadav 3 and Satya Pal Singh 4 1 Horticulture, DCAST, Selaqui, Deharadun (U.K.) 248 011, India 2 Fruit Science, NDUA&T, Kumarganj, Faizabad (U.P.) 224 229, India 3 KVK, Basti, (U.P.), India 4 KVK, Barabanki, (U.P.), India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Bael (Aegle marmelos Correa) is one the most important fruit crop of India. It is belongs to the family Rutaceae. It has mythological significance and has known in India from prehistoric times. Its trifoliate leaves are offered to Lord Shiva for worship which has great importance in Hindu religions. The literatures like Ramayana, Yajurveda, Buddhist and Jain are fulfilled with it great importance and uses. Broadly it is known differentially name in different languages Bel, Beli, Belgiri (Hindi), Shivadruma, Shivapahala, Vilva (Sanskrit), Bael, (Assamese and Marathi), Bilvaphal (Gujrati), The present investigation entitled “Response of Integrated Nutrient Management on different physical characters of bael (Aegle marmelos Correa) cv. Narendra Bael-9” was carried out at Main Experiment Station, Horticulture, N. D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj Faizabad (U.P.) 224 229 under sodic soil condition during the years 2014-15 and2015-16 to access the response of organic manure, inorganic fertilizer and Bio-fertilizers on different physical characters of bael fruit. There were nine treatments and were randomly replicated four times each treatments have different doses of organic manure, inorganic fertilizer and Bio-fertilizers like T1-100% NPK, T2-50 Kg FYM, T3-50 Kg FYM+ 100% NPK, T4-50 Kg FYM + 75% NPK, T5-50 Kg FYM + 50% NPK, T6-50 Kg FYM + 200g each (Azotobacter+ PSB),T7-50 Kg FYM + 100% NPK + 200g each (Azotobacter+ PSB), T8-50 Kg FYM + 75% NPK + 200g each (Azotobacter+ PSB) and T9-50 Kg FYM + 50% NPK + 200g each (Azotobacter+ PSB). The different parameters viz. fruit length (cm), fruit width (cm), fruit weight (kg/fruit), pulp weight (kg/fruit) and shell weight were noted after harvesting of fruits. These characters were statistically analyzed with the theory of Panse and Sukhatme. The treatment T7-50 Kg FYM + 100% NPK + 200g each (Azotobacter+ PSB) was found significantly superior for all the characters while the characters like specific gravity, number of seeds/fruit, number of cavities/fruit and shell thickness did not affected by the treatments and they found non- significant during both the years of experimentation (2014-2015 and 2015-2016). Keywords Bael (Aegle marmelos Correa), Azotobacter, Nutrient management Accepted: 22 January 2019 Available Online: 10 February 2019 Article Info International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 02 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com