NFTs tolerant of problem soils
| 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 |