Integrated Application of Silicic and Humic Acid Seed Priming for Enhanced Germination and Yield of Lentil (Lens culinaris L.)

• DOI: 10.18805/lr-5248
• Publication Date: 2024-05-09T07:53:40Z
• Authors: Deepak Rao; Sangita Yadav; Ravish Choudhary; Dharmendra Singh; Rakesh Bhardwaj; Sharmistha Barthakur; Shiv Kumar Yadav
• Keywords: Silicic acid; Priming (agriculture)

Background: Lentil is second most important nutritionally dense pulse crop of India due to its ability fix nitrogen, helps maintain soil fertility and increase yield other crops grown in rotations. Seed priming a good innovative technology for improvement emergence plant stand under various stress conditions also could enhance defense mechanisms seeds against biotic abiotic stresses. The present study aimed examine the effect seed with silicic acid (3 mM @18 hr), humic (600 ppm hr) combination (100 + 1 @ 16 that may reduce harmful at seedling stage improve early vigor. Methods: In this field-laboratory investigation during 2022-2023, quality attributing parameters i.e. germination percentage, vigor index-I II, total chlorophyll, final stand, emergence, height, secondary branches, tertiary number pod per plant, average cluster, plot were recorded both laboratory field conditions. Result: results demonstrated positive on stress. highest parameter was treatment (T5) as compare control. chemical found be effective establishment