Table 1 Effect of different concentrations of ZnO nanopriming on seed quality parameters in tomato variety Pusa Rohini.

Control

82.67^cd

4.60^cd

13.81^d

18.41^e

0.024^b

1527^d

1.99^c

2.20^a

12.1^d

Hydro priming (24 h)

86.67^bcd

5.13^bc

15.24^cd

20.36^de

0.028^ab

1763^cd

2.43^bc

2.11^ab

13.06^cd

ZnO 25ppm

90.67^abc

5.65^ab

17.95^ab

23.60^ab

0.032^a

2140^ab

2.87^ab

1.92^bcd

14.22^bc

ZnO 50ppm

96.00^a

6.15^a

19.25^a

25.39^a

0.034^a

2440^a

3.21^a

1.73^d

16.17^a

ZnO 100ppm

93.33^ab

6.08^a

19.03^a

25.11^ab

0.031^a

2345^a

2.92^ab

1.85^cd

15.00^ab

ZnO 250ppm

93.33^ab

5.38^b

17.78^ab

23.16^abc

0.030^ab

2162^ab

2.82^ab

1.92^bcd

14.28^bc

ZnO 500 ppm

88.00^abcd

5.41^b

17.29^abc

22.70^bcd

0.030^ab

1998^bc

2.62^abc

1.92^bcd

14.28^bc

ZnO 750ppm

85.33^bcd

5.24^b

15.73^bcd

20.97^cde

0.028^ab

1791^cd

2.37^bc

2.03^abc

13.33^bcd

ZnO 1000ppm

81.33^d

4.44^d

15.81^bcd

20.25^de

0.028^ab

1646^d

2.27^bc

1.95^bc

13.94^bc

Mean

88.59

5.34

16.88

22.22

0.29

1979

2.61

1.96

14.04

CD (p = 0.05)

5.76

0.42

1.51

1.71

0.003

227

0.41

0.13

1.20