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.