EFFECT OF VERMICOMPOST SUPPLEMENTATION WITH NPK ON THE GROWTH OF BLACK GRAM [VIGNA MUNGO (L.) HEPPER]

Authors

  • MAHALINGAM P.U Department of Biology, Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University, Gandhigram 624 302, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • MARUTHAMALAI RASI R.P Department of Biology, Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University, Gandhigram 624 302, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India.

Keywords:

Black gram, vermicompost, NPK, pot culture

Abstract

Pot culture studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of application of NPK, vermicompost, and vermicompost + NPK on the growth of Vigna mungo. 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 V. mungo grown in various treatments were recorded on the 15d, 30d, 45d, 60 and 75d. The results a various growth parameters of V. mungo were significantly (P<0.001) higher in the pot culture treatments which received vermicompost + NPK than the other treatments.

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2015-03-31

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MAHALINGAM P.U, & MARUTHAMALAI RASI R.P. (2015). EFFECT OF VERMICOMPOST SUPPLEMENTATION WITH NPK ON THE GROWTH OF BLACK GRAM [VIGNA MUNGO (L.) HEPPER]. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 6(1), 961–968. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.in/index.php/journal/article/view/4072

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Volume 6, Issue 1, 2015

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