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A laboratory experiment was conducted to study the effect of potassium humate on seed germination and seedling growth (root length and shoot length) of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and Matki (Vigna aconitifolia) .The seeds of Cicer arietinum and Vigna aconitifolia were treated with potassium humate at ten different concentrations (from 0.1 to 1.0%) and water as control. The seeds were then sown on moist blotter papers to record percent seed germination, root length and shoot length of Cicer arietinum and Vigna aconitifolia. The effect of potassium humate (1.0%) on chlorophyll content of Cicer arietinum and Vigna aconitifolia was visualized using systronic spectrophotometer (Type 106) method. At the end of tenth day, potassium humate treated seeds showed positive correlation between concentration of potassium humate and percent seed germination with root length and shoot length of Cicer arietinum and Vigna aconitifolia against water (control).The experiment revealed that, Potassium humate treated plants showed higher chlorophyll a and -b contents than control.