Mulch and remedial treatment of saline soils
Mango leaves used as mulch can help to restore saline soils in coastal areas. Finger millet grown on saline soil treated with mango leaf mulch yielded 20% more than untreated finger millet crop (MSSRF, 1994).
Multipurpose agroforestry species
The profuse foliage of the mango trees provides shade to humans and livestock. Mango leaves increase the organic matter content of the soil below the trees (Orwa et al., 2009).