Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Gettys Lab
Led by Lyn Gettys · Agronomy
What we study
The Gettys Lab studies aquatic and invasive plants in Florida, focusing on herbicide use and native plant restoration. Research includes field work and experiments to find cost-effective management methods.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Plants
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- The impact of biocontrol agents on different chemotypes of Melaleuca quinquenervia, an invasive tree in south Florida
2026 · Biological Control
Tests if two insects control invasive trees with different oil types in Florida.
- The Rest of the Story: Three Years of Research With “Natural” Herbicides and Aquatic Plants
2025 · Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
Tests if natural herbicides can replace synthetic ones to control invasive aquatic plants.
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- Effects of chemical, biological, and integrated management of waterhyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) on small fish
2025 · Wetlands Ecology and Management
- Bermudagrass Quality and Nitrogen Uptake After One Soil Surfactant and Fertilizer Application
2025 · Grasses
Tests if adding a soil surfactant improves fertilizer use and grass quality in drought.
- Distribution and host preference of a potential biocontrol agent with a new association for the alien water lily Nymphaea mexicana in South Africa
2024 · African Journal of Aquatic Science
Finds a native weevil that now attacks an invasive water lily in South Africa.
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