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Effects of salinity on germination, growth, ion accumulation and water relations were studied in a highly palatable and nutritious forage grass species-Kochia scoparia, under greenhouse conditions. It was highly tolerant to salinity (600-800 mM NaCl) at germination; the seedling growth remained unaffected up to 600 mM NaCl and the plants survived with reduced growth upto a high salinity of 1800 mM NaCl. Maintenance of leaf succulence seemed dominant factor in offsetting harmful effects of salinity.