Title:	A tool for simplified evaluation of salt and heavy metal stress – example of salt stressed basil plants (Ocimum basilicum) amended with castor cake.
Authors:	SOUSA, V. F. de O. DIAS, T. J. SEVERINO, L. S. ANDRADE, F. H. A. de HENSCHEL, J. M. LINNÉ, J. A. LOPES, A. S. BATISTA, D. S. SOARES, L. A. dos A. LIMA, G. S. de
Affiliation:	VALÉRIA FERNANDES DE OLIVEIRA SOUSA, UFCG; THIAGO JARDELINO DIAS, UFPB; LIV SOARES SEVERINO, CNPA; FRANCISCO HÉLIO ALVES DE ANDRADE, UFLA; JULIANE MACIEL HENSCHEL, UFPB; JÉSSICA ALINE LINNÉ, UFGD; ADRIANO SALVIANO LOPES, UFPB; DIEGO SILVA BATISTA, UFPB; LAURIANE ALMEIDA DOS ANJOS SOARES, UFCG; GEOVANI SOARES DE LIMA, UFCG.
Date Issued:	2025
Citation:	Industrial Crops and Products, v. 235, p. 1-8, 121802, 2025.
Description:	A tool is proposed for integrating the results from studies on alleviation of heavy metal or salt stress in plants. The results of such studies are usually presented as separate variables for each treatment, but their interpretation is not intuitive, and sometimes what is assumed as stress alleviation is simply the balance between the detrimental effect of the stress and the beneficial effect of the alleviating treatment. The synergy index integrates the results from the stressing, alleviating, and combined treatments in just one value that objectively indicates if the plant stress was alleviated. The tool is demonstrated in a study on basil (Ocimum basilicum) exposed to salinity and amended with castor cake for stress alleviation. The concept is also illustrated on the results extracted from several research papers on plant stress alleviation.
Thesagro:	Mamona Método Ferramenta Pesquisa Manjericão Salinidade
NAL Thesaurus:	Castor bean cake Methodology Plant stress Salinity Toxicity
Keywords:	Estresse de planta Estudos Índice de Sinergia Metais pesados Sais Toxicidade Synergy
ISSN:	1872-633X
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.121802
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPA)