4.4. Seedling dry weight The highest seedling dry weight was recorded in 200 g of vermicompost application. The gradual improvement in dry weight of groundnut seedling was recorded from 100, 150 and 250 g of vermicompost application when compared to control. The increase in shoot and root dry weight of tomato and green g seedling [23].Vemicompost derived from pig manure applied at a rate of 100% significantly improved leaf numbers, shoot lengths and root dry mass of tomato seedlings compared with those grown in commercial potting media (MM360) after 21 days [25]..