The paper deals with 30 species of plants used by the tribals of Adilabad district for curing headache. Ceratophyllum demersum, Dolichandrone atrovirens, Sesbania procumbens  and 13 practices were found to be new.

A study was carried out to know the status of plant diversity in the alpine pasture of Tikkagahar, district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh during the year, 2017. A total of 75 plant species belonging to 31 families and 66 genera were recorded from the study area. Out of 59 medicinal plant species recorded from the pasture, two species viz; Roscoea alpina and Selinum vaginatum fall in the category of threatened plants. The distribution pattern of most of plant species was contiguous.

Present study emphasizes on the documentation of some hitherto interesting morels from Ladakh, the cold desert of Indian Trans-Himalaya. Seven taxa of morels namely Morchella conica, M. crassipes, M. deliciosa, M. elata, M. elata var. himalayansis var. nov., M. esculenta, M. tomentosa have been documented. All the species have been recorded for the first time from Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, while as M. elata var. himalayansis var. nov., the proposed as new variety, constitutes new addition to morels of India. Detailed description and illustration with micro- and macroscopic characteristics have been provided for M. elata var. himalayansis var. nov., while as remaining six species have been described with field photographs.

Eulaliopsis binata (Retz.) C. E. Hubb. and Pogonatherum crinitum (Thunb.) Kunth are reported for the first time from Telangana state. Detailed description, photo plates, and relevant notes are provided to facilitate identification.

Morinda citrifolia Linn., also called as Indian mulberry or Noni is a widely used medicinal plant belonging to the family, Rubiaceae. It suffers from severe diseases which hinder the healing properties of the plant. Hence, there is a significant need to prevent and manage the diseases which the plants are prone to. In this paper, we are reporting the in vitro biological control of Anthracnose disease caused by the pathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc. in M. citrifolia. The identity of the pathogen was confirmed through microscopic observation and molecular characterization. Furthermore, an in-vitro bioassay was carried out to study the antagonistic effect of Trichoderma virens (J.H. Mill., Giddens & A.A. Foster) Arx. against C. gloeosporioides and the result showed 72.60 % inhibition of C. gloeosporioides by T. virens. Hence, T. virens can be recommended as a potential biocontrol agent against C. gloeosporioides causing Anthracnose disease of M. citrifolia.

Users preference and unavailability of seeds result in decrease in population of badi bauns (Bambusa nutans). An attempt has been made to regenerate the bamboo vegetatively through culm cutting (Macro-propagation). June is the best month for propagation in rainfed condition; and 1^st year culm has maximum regeneration ability (73%nodes sprouted, 5.9% shoots/node) in comparison to 2^nd year culm (52% nodes sprouted, 4.1 shoots/node). One hectare plantation requires 250 number of culms.

Seeds are the most effective and thriving propagation material of Salacia. As part of ex-situ conservation programme, four highly sought Salacia species, viz., Salacia brunoniana Wight & Arn., Salacia fruticosa Wall. Salacia malabarica Gamble and Salacia oblonga Wall. through fruit, seed and seedling characterization was carried out. For this, phenology and morphology of fruits and seeds with reference to polymorphism were documented. Effect of fresh and desiccated moisture content especially that of critical moisture were tested to understand the extent of viability of seeds. Since, these species became threatened in their natural habitat; attempts were made to standardize their seed germination characters and seedlings were raised. Seedling characters along with seedling vigour were documented up to 6 leaf stage and also an identification key was made based on their seedling characters which would aid in the demarcation of the species at their juvenile stage.

In the present paper Socio-economic status of lac growers in Balaghat and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh has been discussed. Suggestion for increasing lac production and income of lac producers has been given.

Cissus quadrangularis L. (Vitaceae) has been found to be very effective herbal healer. This valuable ethnomedicinal plant is effectively used by Bhil tribe of Ratlam district (Madhya Pradesh) in the treatment of bone fracture.

The shrinking natural habitats due to unscientific harvesting, grazing  pressure and climate change have severely  threatened the medicinal plant resources. This paper presents the observation on the population, habitat and occurrence of 3 medicinal plants viz. Aconitum heterophyllum, Nardostachys jatamansi and Picrorhiza kurrooa in the Kandara and Khulia Medicinal Plant Conservation Areas (MPCAs) of Uttarakhand based on studies conducted by the author.