The proposed research work summarises the results of scientific and production projects on breeding, seed production and technology of cultivation and harvesting of forage from melilot crop. Innovative patents for invention are also given, where are indicated: the state of the art; essence of inventions; information confirming the possibility of realisation of inventions and claims of inventions. Ways of rational economic utilisation of melilot as a universal crop are shown. Its huge potentialities for strengthening the economy of farms are disclosed. The scientific publication is intended for a wide range of specialists in the field of agro-industrial complex, students and undergraduates of agricultural specialities.