Bryophytes are the second largest group of land plants after angiosperms. There is very less knowledge available about medicinal properties of these plants. Bryophytes are popular remedy among the tribal people of different parts of the world. Tribal people use these plants to cure various ailments in their daily lives. Bryophytes are used to cure hepatic disorders, skin diseases, cardiovascular diseases, used as antipyretic, antimicrobial, wound healing and many more other ailments by different tribal communities of Africa, America, Europe, Poland, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Japan, Taiwan, Pakistan, China, Nepal and different parts of South, North and Eastern India. Apart from ethno-medicinal uses some bryophytes possesses antitumor activities against different cancer cell lines and this property of bryophytes needs to be more focused in the future. Compile information about medicinal properties and anticancer properties of bryophytes is lacking till date. In the present review, the authors tried to compile all the ethno-medicinal and other related information of bryophytes and fill the knowledge lacuna in this particular field. Some published reviews are available but the information is segregated. This manuscript will help people doing research in the bryophytes.

Agriculture is a standout amongst the most critical imperative segments of our country. Farming contributes almost around 17.01% of India’s GDP. There are different elements that affected the agriculture development; however the most essential bottlenecks are lack of instant information and drudgery involved in farming practices. To conquer these issues, agriculture should be made more alluring and done smartly. Already there are limited talks on climate smart agriculture, which aims for sustainable increase in agricultural productivity and incomes to meet out the current and future demands. Here, we are examining about how the mobile application can help agriculture development faster and hustle free. There are varieties of mobile applications, utilized over the globe for different segments, including farming, but here the usage is still is limited. We have elaborated various agricultural mobile applications which potentially can be used in farming and allied activities as indicated by their source and usage. In India, there are enormous opportunities for utilizing the smart phones as a part of agribusiness improvement. Its utilization is vital for quick growth and easy access to information to Indian agriculturists, farmers and growers.

Panus lecomtei is emerging as an edible mushroom found worldwide and particularly in the northern hemisphere the world. The mushroom contains a substantial amount of useful nutritional and medicinal compounds. In the present study, we have examined a specimen of Panus lecomtei submitted in ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research gene bank. The specimen was examined for taxonomical characters using the classical and molecular tools. Attempts were made for cultivation of this mushroom under controlled conditions using the sawdust-based substrate. The specimen was characterized by its purplish fruiting body having coarse, rigid, dense hairs on cap, pubescent stipe and abundant metuloids. The molecular identification through conserved ITS region was done and the sequence was deposited in NCBI GenBank under accession no. MN332200. Nutritional profiling and biochemical analysis showed that the mushroom contained high carbohydrate but low fats. The mushroom showed the presence of phenolics, β-carotene and lycopene. The analysis also showed substantial antioxidant properties in the mushroom. The findings presented herein points out that Panus lecomtei can be used as a potential edible mushroom for diversification of mushroom production in India.