In purview of popularization of ‘Smart Cities’ the concept of ‘Smart Village’ is sincerely under consideration for policy makers, and administrators. In the above context, among several aspects of Smart Village, one of the most important aspect of community development through utilization of forest products based industries with  have two broad categories like major forest produce (Timber Products) and minor forest produce (Non-Timber Forest Products). Indeed, the entrepreneurs’ based forest products viz.  medicinal and aromatic plants, various fibers, bamboos and canes, wild grass, gums and resins, dyes and tannins, essential oils, etc. have been a part of  villagers and forest dwellers life which should be  included with planning of Smart Village. The inhabitants of village and rural areas in the vicinity of forests may utilize for value addition through sustainable and scientific collection, processing and preparation of useful economic products for livelihood generation through the establishment of industries at village level. In present communication it is debated and highlighted  for perusal of policy makers, administrators and foresters for establishment of processing unit at village level as a facilitation center for local farmers and villagers to save their time and valuing the forest products either timber or NTFPs like medicinal , oil, fibers, gums and resins, dyes and tannin etc.

Coleus barbatus (Patharchur) - an important medicinal species was multiplied through in vitro techniques in response to various growth regulatory hormones. Sterilization of explants was carried out with 0.1% Mercuric chloride for 10 min. Inoculation of explants on MS (Murashige and Skoog, 1962) medium supplemented with lower concentration of auxin NAA (0.25mg/L) and higher concentration of cytokinin BAP (1mg/L) proved quite effective. The maximum rooting % (100%) and maximum number of roots (8) were found in plants cultured on ½ strength MS media supplemented with NAA (1mg/L) while the length of roots was maximum with IBA (1mg/L). The plantlets were hardened, acclimatized and successfully transferred to the field conditions which showed 96% survival.

Ethnomedicinal studies of Santhal Pargana (Jharkhand) reveal that eleven plant species belonging to altogether different genera of Apocynaceae are used by Santhal and Paharia tribes of the division in the treatment of diabetes, dysentery, eye troubles, indigestion, jaundice, malarial fever, skin diseases, stomachache, toothache, etc. The useful species for primary health care of these tribes are Allamanda cathartica L., Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br., Carissa spinarum L., Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, Holarrhena pubescens (Buch. – Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don, Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) R.Br., Nerium indicum Mill., Plumeria acuminata Ait., Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz, Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) Mill. and Vallaris solanacea (Roth) Kuntze. Unfortunately these valuable natural resources are becoming rare and threatened mainly due to their over exploitation, improper collection, trade of plant parts, habitat destruction and invasion of exotic weeds in the region. The rare and threatened taxa of medicinal value need urgent ex-situ conservation.

Azadirachta indica A. Juss. is a well known medicinal plant with various therapeutic uses. It cures numbers of human as well as animal ailments and it has been used in our ancient systems of medicine. A present study was laid out at Model Nursery on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, ACHF, NAU, Navsari (AES Zone III) during the July, 2012 to February, 2013.  Seeds were collected from the 4 various geographical locations and 10 places Viz. Central Gujarat 02 (Dahod and Kheda), South Gujarat 04 (Vyara, Netrang, Rajpipla and Navsari), North Gujarat 02 (Palanpur and Modasa) and Saurashtra 02 (Amreli and Junagadh) and each districts treated as separate treatment. An investigation was laid out under the CRD as statistical tool. The seed sources of Amreli district was found best for the tree height (23.47 cm), tree trunk diameter (2.55 m), seed diameter (5.02 mm), seed length (20.53 cm), 100 seed weight (24.49 gm) and azadirachtin content (34.33 %). Similarly, seed source of Kheda district showed better response for fresh weight of seedling (17.80 g), dry weight of seedling (6.31 g), germination percentage (85.55 %), seedling survival percentage (81.55 %), root length (14.53 cm) and collar diameter (0.36 mm). However, seed source of Palanpur district was superior over the other seed sources in context to maximum shoot length (26.16 cm) and number of leaves per seedling (24.87). Hence, it can be concluded that the seeds source from different location were shown better performance in context to various morphological character.

Cardamom is in use from ancient times for flavouring and as a component in many indigenous medicines in India.  It is unique because of the delicate blend of its aroma.  Cardamom flavoured tea and coffee form part of the daily routine of people in the Middle East and chewing cardamom after a meal is a habit with large number of people in India.  The potentialities of this great spice have not been exploited fully.  Innovative technologies are needed for increasing the global demand of cardamom.  For this research needs to be directed to product development including novel cardamom-flavoured dishes.

The paper enumerates seventeen plant species used by tribal's in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh (Table-1). The roots, leaves, fruits and seeds, in cure of pains such as abdomen pain, body swelling and pain, joint pain, liver  swelling and  pain, migraine, neck pain, stomach pain and wound with body  swelling. These species are prevalent among local communities as Gond, Bediya, Bhil and Kol tribes  using from root, stem, leaf, fruit and seed and formulations prepared as  powder,  paste, oil, leaf extract and powder, fruit and seed powder.

Information about an interesting and hither to unkown ethnomedicinal use of Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae) recorded from the urban and rural area of Ratlam district (M. P.) has been dealt with in this communication. It has been observed that the plant species is acting like a wonder drug against jaundice. This is interesting and new to ethno-medico-botany.

The paper deals with 46 species of plants covering 44 genera and 34 families used for curing bites by the tribes of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. Cucurbitaceae is the dominant family with 4 species followed by Fabaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Mimosaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Verbenaceae, Apocynaceae, Loganiaceae, Menispermaceae, Euphorbiaceae with 2 species each and others. Herbs are more (16) followed by trees (11), shrubs (10), climbers (8) and a lone liane. Root is involved in 13 practices followed by whole plant (9), leaf (8), stem bark and seed (6 each), root bark (5) and others.  For snake bite 23 species are exclusively used followed by 8 for scorpion sting, 4 for scorpion and snake bite, 3 each for dog bite and dog and snake bites, 2 for insect bite and others.  Crotalaria laburnifolia and 7 practices were found to be new.

In this paper highlights a brief description of Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet (Malvaceae) is provided along with its medicinal uses to cure boil and ulcer.

The present paper deals with the multifarious uses of Moringa oleifera as a friend of human being in the State. The paper also deals with introduction, plant nomenclature, local names, morphology, distribution and flowering and fruiting times, multipurpose uses, nutritional, medicinal.

Since time immemorial, the natives were growing and maintaining plant diversity in the vicinity of dwelling places which is popularly known as Home Garden. The present study was conducted to assess role of home garden for in-situ conservation of plant diversity in Dhari Block, district Nainital, Uttarakhand with the major aim of understanding the plant diversity available especially with respect to the home gardens and role of vice-versa in their day to day life. With the help of questionnaire and survey, the information was collected from six villages i.e., Chaukuta, Dhanachuli, Gajar, Kasiyalekh, Podiyal and Pokhrar.  Information regarding the occurrence of plant species, their local names, parts used and formulation through interviews and discussions held with elderly persons of rural communities were recorded. The study documented 93 plant species belonging to 79 genera and  51 families ranging from forestry to horticulture and agriculture including ethno-medicinal plants as grown in the home gardens and these plant species were used for multiple purposes i.e., Cereals, Fire woods, Fodders, Fruits, Leafy vegetables, Ornamentals, Pseudo-cereals, Spices, Vegetables and other cultural significance. These observations indicated that home garden play a important role in food security and in-situ conservation of agri-horticultural plants.