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The present investigation aims to investigate the levels of various mineral nutrients in the different parts of the plant body under NaCl treated Mulberry plants. Because salinity is known to influence the ion uptake through change in the osmotic potential and ion interaction at root zone. Mineral elements are important constituents of protoplasm and cell wall. Mineral salts dissolved in the cell sap partially influence the osmotic pressure of the cell. Imbalance of mineral ions under saline condition generally results into poor crop growth and lesser productivity. The metabolic reactions also get affected due to disturbed ionic concentration. The minerals sodium and chloride are listed among essential trace elements, sodium regulates the transport of amino acids to the nucleus, whereas chloride plays an important role in the transfer of electrons from water to chlorophyll. Even though the higher levels of these elements alter the plant metabolism and reduce the yield. The other macronutrients such as Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron and micronutrients are essential for various metabolic activities. If all the necessary nutrients available in required amount, then the growth and yield of the plant will be optimum, if any disturbance in the nutrition disturbs the entire metabolic activity of the plant. In the present work an attempt was made to analyse the various macro and micro elementsin under different levels of NaCl stress