Assessment of nanoparticle spray effects on lentil seed quality

Background: Nanotechnology is latest and new opportunity to develop our industry in the field of agriculture. In agriculture, it is suggested that foliar application of Zn and Cu nano particles offers available option for sustainable agriculture. The analysis was done to establish the impact of foliar nanotechnology on lentil crop seed quality under different stress conditions. Methods: The experiment was performed in College of Forestry, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India in rabi 2021-22 under the temperate zone having 15 treatments and 4 replications. The complete randomized design was carried out to carry the investigation. Result: The positive impact of 50% RDF along with nano Cu deploys on standard germination, speed of germination, mean daily germination, seed vigour indices, seedling length, seedling fresh and dry weight, cold test and water sensitivity test. In lentil seed, the statistically significant changes were noticed due to change in the conduction of stomata. The foliar application of 50% RDF + nano Cu confirms nanotechnology to be superior to traditional agriculture methods and is also environmentally friendly.