Abstract
Aegle marmelos, Corr., commonly known as bael, is medium-sized slow-growing deciduous spiny woody fruit tree of the tropics (Fig. 1). It belongs to the family Rutaceae, in which polyembryony is a common phenomenon (Melchior 1964; Rangaswamy 1981). Its flowers are sweet-scented and bloom during the spring. It takes 10–12 months from flowering to fruit ripening. Fruits are large, globose, ovoid or pyriform, green when unripe and turn yellow-brown when ripe. Seeds are embedded in aromatic, sweet, thick pulp. The testa is woody and the seeds are oblong, compressed; the embryo has a thick fleshy cotyledon.
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Hossain, M., Islam, R., Joarder, O.I. (1997). Micropropagation of Aegle marmelos Corr. (Bael). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) High-Tech and Micropropagation V. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07774-0_18
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