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The experiment was carried out to investigate the characteristics of germination and growth of Salicornia herbacea with several different types of substrate in Mesocosm. The germination rate of S. herbacea in mixed substrate group was higher than other substrates. The highest germination rate of S. herbacea was the substrate mixed with dredged soil and reddish residual soil. Field experiment was conducted to investigate the germination rate and growth dynamics of S. herbacea at the reclaimed dredging area in Busan New Port. One hundred of S. herbacea seeds were planted in each plot (1m x 1m) and 40,000 seeds were planted in March 2010. The germination rate was 7% at 75days after planting. Maximum above ground elongation and production were 11.7 ㎝ sht-1 mon-1 and 15.12 g FW sht-1 mon-1. Maximum below ground elongation and production were 4.3 ㎝ sht-1 mon-1 and 0.33 g FW sht-1 mon-1. These results suggested that S. herbacea seedlings appeared to grow well to the reclaimed dredging area in Busan New Port.