10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 6 Issue 1 2015 (January - March) Pot culture studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of application of NPK, vermicompost, and vermicompost + NPK on the growth of lessThan i greaterThan Vigna mungo lessThan /i greaterThan . The results of the various growth parameters such as shoot length, root length, no of root hairs, fresh weight and dry weight of whole plant and leaf area of lessThan i greaterThan V. mungo lessThan /i greaterThan grown in various treatments were recorded on the 15d, 30d, 45d, 60 and 75d. The results a various growth parameters of lessThan i greaterThan V. mungo lessThan /i greaterThan were significantly (P lessThan 0.001) higher in the pot culture treatments which received vermicompost + NPK than the other treatments. MAHALINGAM P.U AND MARUTHAMALAI RASI R.P Black gram, vermicompost, NPK, pot culture 961-968