Soil improvement and reclamation
Acacia nilotica is an N-fixing legume that can be grown with grass or cereal crops in order to enhance their N value. It is used as a pioneer species in the reclamation of mining areas and in areas where degradation and erosion have occurred, an example being the Chambal ravines in India (Fagg et al., 2005; Carter, 1994).
Weed
Acacia nilotica is considered a noxious weed in Australia where it was introduced, as it was later found to be detrimental to companion grasses and crops yields (Carter, 1994).