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Hedge lucerne is a perennial (7 harvest/year) green fodder crop; it comes up to 3-3.5 years. It's having rich in protein (20-22 %) and good green fodder to goat, cow, sheep, rabbit, buffalo & poultry also increase the weight gain and improves productivity of milk yield. It sows throughout the year under irrigation and rainfed crop also. Spacing is 50x25 cm & form ridge and furrow type field preparation (should maintain like ridge to ridge 50 cm and plant to plant 25 cm) seed rate is 10 kg/acre in solid stand on the side of the ridges over the lines (follow either left or right side) at a depth of 2 cm and cover with soil. Irrigate immediately after sowing, life irrigation on the third day and thereafter once in a week. First cut on 85-90th day after sowing at 50-60 cm height and subsequent cuts at intervals of 35-40 days at the same height. Number of branches per plant is 15-20. Green fodder yield is 100-115 t/acre/year. Note: to get better germination seeds must be treated in hot water at 80 degree Celsius for 10 minutes. Then seeds should be soaked in normal water over night (12-15 hours). Seeds should be shade dry before sowing for 1 hour.