Ex-situ cultivation at lower altitude and evaluation of Swertia chirayita, a critically endangered medicinal plant of Sikkim Himalayan region, India Author Shukla, Jitendra K. Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Sikkim Centre, Gangtok 737 102, Sikkim, India Author Dhakal, Preeti Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Sikkim Centre, Gangtok 737 102, Sikkim, India Author Uniyal, Ramesh C. Bio-Resources Development Division, Emami Limited, Kolkata 700107, India Author Paul, Nirankush Bio-Resources Development Division, Emami Limited, Kolkata 700107, India Author Sahoo, Dinabandhu Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Takyelpat, Imphal 795001, Manipur, India text South African Journal of Botany 2017 2017-03-31 109 10 138 145 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2017.01.001 journal article 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.01.001 1727-9321 14036589

Table 1 Dry biomass of Swertia chirayita mature plant from niche environment and one-year-old ex-situ cultivated plant at the lower altitude.

S. no.	Growth stages	Yield (g per sq. m)
		Root	Stem	Leaves
1	Mature plant from niche environment (3–6 plants with average of 4.8 plants per square meter)	10.27 ± 5.53	84.86 ± 28.26	33.78 ± 10.77
2	One-year-old plant cultivated at out of niche environment (40–45 plants with average of 43 plants per square meter)	Not harvested	Not formed	28.15 ± 6.59