Synergistic application of biochar and mercury-resistant Bacillus cereus enhances phytoremediation efficiency and stress tolerance in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) grown in mercury-contaminated soil - Ghulam Murtaza; Muhammad Usman; Zeeshan Ahmed; Rashid Iqbal (Biodegradation, 2026)

Role of Acacia bark biochar in the growth of Ocimum basilicum L. under cadmium stress - Ghulam Murtaza; Muhammad Usman; Zeeshan Ahmed; Rashid Iqbal; Hossam S. El-Beltagi; Mashael Daghash Alqahtani; Usman Zulfiqar (Biodegradation, 2026)

Synergistic phytohormone crosstalk enhances nickel detoxification, antioxidant defense and yield in isabgol (Plantago ovata) - Hassan Mehmood; Ghulam Murtaza; Sajad Ali; Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd; Hanan M. Alharbi; Mohammad K. Alharbi; Javed Iqbal; Shabir Ahmad; Dilfuza Jabborova; Rashid Iqbal (Biodegradation, 2026)

Combined application of 5-ALA and nitric oxide improves lead detoxification and antioxidant defense in barley - Ghulam Murtaza; Muhammad Usman; Zeeshan Ahmed; Wael Elmenofy; Muhammad Aamir Manzoor; Rashid Iqbal (Biodegradation, 2026)

Physio-biochemical alterations and phytoremediation potential of hemp cultivated in ciprofloxacin (CIP)-contaminated soil: groundbreaking and enduring solution - Ghulam Murtaza; Muhammad Usman; Muhammad Rizwan; Javed Iqbal; Hassan Mehmood; Hossam S. El-Beltagi; Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd; Gamal Awad El-Shaboury; Rashid Iqbal (Biodegradation, 2025)

Microbial phytoremediation of contaminated soils irrigated with industrial effluents: a soil health perspective - Amina Rasheed; Naila Khan; Nabila Shehzadi; Sajjad Hyder; Zarrin Fatima Rizvi; Amjad Shahzad Gondal; Noreen Khalid; Pamela Helué Morales-Sandoval; Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos; Lala Gurbanova; Rashid Iqbal; Mehdi Rahimi (Biodegradation, 2025)