Effect of nitrogen levels on growth and yield of different biofortified color wheat

A field experiment was conducted in rabi season of 2023-24 at Chamelti Agriculture Farm, MS Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design with three replications. The experiment consists of four biofortified color wheat in main plot viz., (V1) Purple wheat, (V2) Black wheat, (V3) Blue wheat and (V4) Normal wheat and four nitrogen levels in (N0) control, (N1) 90 kg ha-1, (N2) 120 kg ha-1 and (N3) 150 kg ha-1 in sub plot. Recommended dose of phosphorus and potassium (60:30 kg ha-1) was applied through SSP and MOP as basal dose at the time of sowing. Among the biofortified color wheat, (V4) Normal wheat recorded significantly higher growth and yield over the rest of the biofortified colour wheat. Application of 150 kg N ha-1 resulted significantly higher growth and yield of biofortified color wheat under mid hills of Himachal Pradesh.