Abstract: “Present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of salinity on survival and growth of Heretiera fomes Buch.-Ham seedling. It was also examine the distributional pattern of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and carbon in seedlings parts in relation to salinity. This experiment was carried out in hydroponic media for six months. All the seedlings (100%) found to survive at non saline (0 ppt) to moderate (10 ppt) saline conditions and lowest (40%) survival was observed at 35 ppt salinity. Significant (p 0.05) negative correlations were observed among salinity and different indicators of growth (collar diameter, height and oven-dried biomass increment). Significant (p 0.05) difference in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and carbon concentration was observed for different parts of seedlings at different salinity levels. Comparatively (p 0.05) highest concentration of nitrogen (16 to 21 mg/g), phosphorus (2.9 to 3.7 mg/g), potassium (11 to 26 mg/g) and carbon (44.60 to 46.4”

Keywords: Growth, Heritiera fomes, Nutrients, Salinity, Seedling, Survival