Nutrient film technique systems for coriander production: A comparison of aquaponics and hydroponics in UAE

Ahmed Al Jenaid; Mohamed El Mahi; Abdulla Saeed Bathaqili; Abdallah Khamas Alalawi; Chythra Somanathan Nair; Drishya Nishanth; Radhakrishnan Subramanian; Ramya Manoharan; Abdul Jaleel

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0340364

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Nutrient film technique systems for coriander production: A comparison of aquaponics and hydroponics in UAE

Ahmed Al Jenaid,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Mohamed El Mahi,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Abdulla Saeed Bathaqili,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Abdallah Khamas Alalawi,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Chythra Somanathan Nair,

Roles Data curation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6931-9445

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Drishya Nishanth,

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5545-9079

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Radhakrishnan Subramanian,

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1115-1870

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Ramya Manoharan,

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8251-6454

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Abdul Jaleel

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: abdul.jaleel@uaeu.ac.ae

Affiliation Department of Integrative Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2513-764X

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Nutrient film technique systems for coriander production: A comparison of aquaponics and hydroponics in UAE

Ahmed Al Jenaid,
Mohamed El Mahi,
Abdulla Saeed Bathaqili,
Abdallah Khamas Alalawi,
Chythra Somanathan Nair,
Drishya Nishanth,
Radhakrishnan Subramanian,
Ramya Manoharan,
Abdul Jaleel

Published: January 20, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340364

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