Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part M (2025)

The investigation on Morpho-physiological, Growth and yield performance of SKN B-15 and SKN B-2 germplasm of bael were carried out during 2021-24 with thirteen other germplasm of bael. These two germplasms (SKN B-15 and SKN B-2) exhibited significant variability in fruit morphology, physiology, yield, frost tolerance and physico-chemical characteristics. The number of fruits per tree ranged from 67 to 150 with fruit yield per tree varying between 27.29 kg and 181.2kg. Fruit weight ranged from 0.41kg to 2.93kg across the germplasm. The important fruit traits, such as fruit length, ranged from 9.21cm to 18.63cm, shell weight per fruit varied from 119.37 g to 391.71g, shell thickness ranged from 0.18cm to 0.34cm, and seed weight per fruit from 0.15 g to 0.32g. The total soluble solids (TSS) ranged from 30.45 to 40.76°Brix among the germplasm analyzed. The frost tolerant capacity was recorded -4°C in SKN B-15 and -2°C in SKN B-2 and chlorophyll content were recorded 1.63mg/g in SKN B-15 and 1.27mg/g in SKN B-2. Based on the overall assessment, the genotypes SKN-15 and SKN-2 were identified as the most promising germplasms.