The research would include:

- Distribution and soil-water-plant relationship

- Population Biology

Demography
Seed bank dynamics

- Eco-physiology

• Seed germination
• Photosynthesis
• Water relationsGrowth and development
• Salt tolerance

- Biochemistry

• Oxidative stress
• Enzymes of photosynthesis, oxidative stress etc involved in regulation
  and tolerance to salinity

- Molecular Biology

• Proteins for oxidative stress
• Chloroplast DNA, RNA and Proteins
• Gene regulation
• Integrate various levels to give comprehensive answers to biological questions.

The ultimate aim is to utilize halophytes as:

• Fodder Crop
• Oil Seeds
• Medicinal Plants
• Biofuel