. 2025 Jul 15;12:1604775. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1604775

Table 1.

Physical and gravimetric characteristics of the newly developed wheat genotypes grown in the Western Himalayas.

Variety	Length (mm)	Width/breadth (mm)	Thickness (mm)	Aspect ratio	Equivalent diameter (mm)	Sphericity (%)	Seed volume (mm³)	Surface area (mm²)	L/B ratio	Thousand kernel weight (g)	Test weight (kg/hl)
KWQ-21-1	7.69 ± 0.11^A	2.70 ± 0.11^A	3.50 ± 0.17^AB	0.36 ± 0.06^A	4.16 ± 0.03^A	54.22 ± 0.06^G	23.56 ± 0.06^A	46.3 ± 0.06^A	2.84 ± 0.06^AB	59.68 ± 0.12^A	80.50 ± 0.15^E
KWQ-21-2	6.34 ± 0.12^E	2.73 ± 0.08^A	3.80 ± 0.11^A	0.42 ± 0.09^A	4.11 ± 0.04^A	63.56 ± 0.06^A	22.53 ± 0.06^C	42.93 ± 0.04^C	2.32 ± 0.06^D	56.54 ± 0.17^B	80.54 ± 0.13^E
KWQ-21-3	7.05 ± 0.04^BC	2.80 ± 0.05^A	3.20 ± 0.11^BC	0.37 ± 0.09^A	3.91 ± 0.03^AB	56.31 ± 0.06^E	20.80 ± 0.06^E	41.82 ± 0.06^D	2.50 ± 0.06^CD	59.54 ± 0.18^A	83.47 ± 0.15^B
KWQ-21-4	6.22 ± 0.03^E	2.60 ± 0.11^AB	3.20 ± 0.05^BC	0.41 ± 0.06^A	3.72 ± 0.02^BCD	59.8 ± 0.06^C	17.78 ± 0.06^H	36.59 ± 0.058^H	2.30 ± 0.06^D	47.72 ± 0.14^F	85.47 ± 0.16^A
SKW 374	6.30 ± 0.05^E	2.80 ± 0.05^A	3.56 ± 0.14^AB	0.43 ± 0.05^A	3.95 ± 0.02^AB	63.09 ± 0.04^B	21.46 ± 0.06^D	41.54 ± 0.06^E	2.25 ± 0.06^D	54.60 ± 0.14^C	82.59 ± 0.18^C
KWQ-21-6	7.13 ± 0.03^B	2.76 ± 0.08^A	3.53 ± 0.14^AB	0.38 ± 0.06^A	4.11 ± 0.05^A	57.64 ± 0.06^D	23.05 ± 0.06^B	44.70 ± 0.06^B	2.58 ± 0.06^ABCD	51.49 ± 0.28^E	74.57 ± 0.19^G
KWQ-21-7	6.81 ± 0.06^CD	2.20 ± 0.05^C	2.97 ± 0.01^C	0.33 ± 0.06^A	3.5 ± 0.03^D	51.39 ± 0.06^H	14.86 ± 0.06^J	33.54 ± 0.06^I	2.80 ± 0.06^ABC	52.49 ± 0.21^D	79.06 ± 0.07^F
Shalimar Wheat-2	6.73 ± 0.12^D	2.66 ± 0.08^AB	3.00 ± 0.11^C	0.38 ± 0.06^A	3.77 ± 0.05^BC	56.09 ± 0.04^E	18.067 ± 0.03^G	37.69 ± 0.06^G	2.53 ± 0.06^BCD	45.50 ± 0.25^G	81.52 ± 0.16^D
SKW 357	6.11 ± 0.06^E	2.20 ± 0.11^C	3.30 ± 0.11^BC	0.36 ± 0.06^A	3.53 ± 0.06^CD	57.77 ± 0.06^D	15.327 ± 0.06^I	33.08 ± 0.04^J	2.77 ± 0.06^ABC	45.53 ± 0.16^H	82.59 ± 0.15^C
Shalimar Wheat-3	6.94 ± 0.07^BCD	2.40 ± 0.05^BC	3.40 ± 0.11^B	0.34 ± 0.06^A	3.84 ± 0.06^B	55.61 ± 0.06^F	18.81 ± 0.06^F	39.083 ± 0.05^F	2.89 ± 0.06^A	45.56 ± 0.25^G	85.39 ± 0.12^A

Data are presented as the mean ± SD. Means with different superscripts in columns differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05). n = 3.