Table 1 in Ex-situ cultivation at lower altitude and evaluation of Swertia chirayita, a critically endangered medicinal plant of Sikkim Himalayan region, India

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 stagesYield (g per sq. m)RootStemLeaves1Mature plant from niche environment (3–6 plants with average of 4.8 plants per square meter)10.27 ± 5.5384.86 ± 28.2633.78 ± 10.772One-year-old plant cultivated at out of niche environment (40–45 plants with average of 43 plants per square meter)Not harvestedNot formed28.15 ± 6.59