Rabies is one of the oldest known diseases of mankind. In India, it is known since Vedic period as corroborated in Atherva Veda. Rabies is a neurotropic disease caused by rabies virus which belongs to family Rhabdoviridae. Rabies virus spread over in almost all the continents and covers more than 150 countries. Especially developing countries are worst hit by this disease where annually more than 50,000 human deaths occur. Awareness of people about this disease and appropriate treatment can only reduce the mortality rate.

Nitrogen application showed significant response at all the stages of growth. An increase in the level of nitrogen up to 120 kg per hectare reflected significant increase in various growth characters of plant, yield and physico- chemical composition of fruits. But number of days taken to flowering was reduced significantly with the increased level of nitrogen. The application of 60 kg phosphorus per hectare also recorded the same trend for the characters studies as it was found in case of nitrogen. Earliest flowering and height number of fruits per plant were noted under N2P2 treatment...