Source: MacDicken, K.G. 1994. Selection and management of nitrogen fixing trees. Morrilton, Arkansas: Winrock International, and FAO, Bangkok, 272 p.

Species name

General environmental requirements

– – – – - – – – – – – – – – – – – – – - NFTs tolerant of saline soil– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –– – –

Acacia nilotica Acacia saligna Albizia lebbeck Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarina glauca Intsia bijuga Parkinsonia aculeata Pithecellobium dulce Prosopis cineraria Prosopis tamarugo

arid, semiarid, subhumid arid, semiarid semiarid, subhumid humid, subhumid humid, subhumid humid arid, semiarid arid, semiarid arid, semiarid arid

– – – – - – – – – – – – – – – – – – – - NFTs tolerant of alkaline soil– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –– –

Acacia auriculiformis Acacia tortilis Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarina glauca Prosopis cineraria

humid arid humid, subhumid humid, subhumid arid, semiarid

– – – – - – – – – – – – – – – – – – – - NFTs tolerant of poor drainage– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ––

Acacia auriculiformis Acacia nilotica Acacia saligna Alnus rubra Casuarina equisetifolia Dalbergia sissoo Sesbania grandiflora Sesbania sesban

humid arid, semiarid, subhumid arid, semiarid humid, temperature humid, subhumid semiarid, subhumid humid, subhumid semiarid, arid

– – – – - – – – – – – – – – – – – – – - NFTs tolerant of long dry seasons (>3-4 months)– – – – – – – – – – –

Acacia auriculiformis Albizia lebbeck Albizia procera Albizia saman Calliandra calothyrsus Dalbergia sissoo Gliricidia sepium Leucaena leucocephala

humid, subhumid semiarid, subhumid semiarid, subhumid humid, subhumid subhumid, arid, semiarid humid, subhumid humid, subhumid humid, subhumid

– – – – - – – – – – – – – – – – – – – - NFTs tolerant of prolonged drought– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –– – –

Acacia nilotica Acacia polycantha Acacia saligna Acacia senegal Parkinsonia aculeata Prosopis alba/chilensis Prosopis cineraria Prosopis pallida/juliflora Prosopis tamarugo

arid, semiarid arid, semiarid, subhumid arid, semiarid arid, semiarid arid, semiarid arid, semiarid arid arid, semiarid arid