Agati establishes rapidly from seed or by vegetative propagation from stem and branch cuttings. It is not hard seeded and usually germinates well without scarification. Scarification may improve uniformity of establishment but is not considered essential. Stored seeds lose viability within a year or two. Seeds can be sown directly into well-worked soil at the beginning of the rainy season. Pretreatment could involve either scratching or nicking the round end of each seed, avoiding the cotyledon, or soaking in cold or tepid water for 24 hours; 85-90% germination occurs. In the nursery, plants can be raised in polythene bags. These plants can be established in the field in 1 month. Agati can also be propagated vegetatively by stem and branch cuttings.

Seedling growth of Agati may be very rapid. Under harsh conditions or neglect, however, seedling survival may be poor. The species is very fast growing, hence does not live long and can be harvested on a 3-year short rotation. The growth rate depends on type of soil, cultural practices and amount of water available, which can be supplemented by irrigation. Agati plantations have reached 3.2 m in 9 months when raised in loamy soils, but only 1.8 m in sandy soils. In well-drained, deep loamy soils, plantations raised at 0.9 x 0.9 m can yield 4 t/ha per year. The height growth is extremely fast in the 1st year; it slows down considerably in the subsequent 1-2 years, but the diameter growth rate does not slow down. The leaf canopy is open and casts only light shade, hence its popularity in gardens.

Agati will not tolerate repeated cutting of the main stem above a certain height. Intensive harvesting, such as managing for a hedgerow, shortens the life of the tree. For example, cutting at 1 m high five times a year can result in tree mortality. A suitable system involves cutting for fodder only the side branches of trees, leaving the main growing stem untouched. Because Agati establishes so rapidly, frequent replanting is a management option if heavy harvesting results in tree decline. Where flowers and pods are harvested for consumption as vegetables, the structure of the tree is shaped by pruning so that the canopy remains low, within reach for convenient harvesting. When the foliage is no longer within easy reach, the trees are felled and the long, straight pole can be used for firewood or construction. Under irrigation it grows well, and when grown in backyards the tree normally grows well as it gets waste water from the kitchen. For fodder production, Agati can be grown individually in gardens, house lots and mixed planting. It can also be planted in fence lines, field borders, rice paddy bunds and irrigation ditches. They are commonly planted as individual trees or in rows, spaced 1-2 m apart along fence lines, field borders and the bunds of rice paddies.Can be planted at high densities (up to 3,000 stems/ha) to produce pole timber, or sparsely planted to produce dry-season forage and fuel wood.

Agati's sparse canopy and erect habit enables grasses to be grown as a companion plant.

A major problem in raising Agati is its susceptibility to severe pest attacks. Major pests are leaf webbers, leaf feeders and stem borers. In India, the stem borer Azygophleps scalaris has caused some damage. Larvae of the insect Bruchophagus mellipes infest and damage seeds. Highly susceptible to the root-knot nematode Melodogyne incognita. Susceptible to grey leaf spot Pseudocercospora sesbaniae. Sesbania mosaic virus is reported in India and is spread from infected growing trees.