Saline and sodic soils are widespread problem in different parts of the India. The nature and intensity of the problem vary greatly with the causes. The reclamation of such soils is a long term process and expensive too. Covering these problematic soils by vegetation especially with hardy fruit species coupled with scientific salt management practices is the best alternative for utilization of this land and check the expansion of saline tract. This book "Initial Performance of dryland fruit species in salt affected soil" presents the useful information on comparative performance of prominent dryland fruit spices and their tolerance to salt stress. This book would be very useful to researcher, students and all those interested in reclamation of saline soils by utilizing dryland fruit species