Medicago – a herbaceous leguminous plant up to 1.5 m tall with fragrant white inflorescences. It is cultivated as an annual or biennial crop and widely used as a green manure and fodder plant. Due to its ability to fix nitrogen, medicago improves soil structure and enhances its fertility.
Medicago is easy to grow: sowing is done early in spring or in August‑September on well-loosened, moist soil. The recommended sowing rate is 20 g per 10 m². The plant sprouts quickly and does not require special care, making it a popular choice for agricultural enterprises.
Medicago is known as an excellent honey plant: bees value its vanilla-like scent and gather sweet honey from it. Additionally, the plant has medicinal properties and is often used in folk medicine. Medicago species include white and yellow varieties, each with its own characteristics regarding inflorescence color and growing conditions.
