Irrigated fodder crop of Echinochloa stagnina decreased soil salt stock in Vertisols by 71–82% in topsoil at 0–0.10 m and by 29–40% in the 0–60 cm soil layer.

Reduction in Vertisols salinity was more effective under E. stagnina than under rice crop and bare soil.

Soil bulk density decreased significantly over time under E. stagnina (1.29–1.40 Mg m⁻³) and was significantly lower than under bare soil (1.41–1.56 Mg m⁻³).

After 8 months of growth, E. stagnina produced 24–27 t ha⁻¹ of dry weight biomass i.e. 9–12 t ha⁻¹ of dry weight biomass per harvest which appeared economically interesting for farmers.