Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Grabau Lab
Led by Zane J. Grabau · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The Grabau Lab studies plant-parasitic nematodes in Florida crops to improve farming. They test management strategies like crop rotations and resistant plants, and study how nematodes affect soil health.
What working here is like
- Worms (C. elegans)
- Plants
- Papers
- 4
Recent papers, explained
- The Influence of Soil Moisture on Sweetpotato Production in Florida
2026 · Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
Studies how soil moisture affects sweetpotato production in Florida.
- Field Efficacy of Nematicides and Cotton Cultivars to Manage Meloidogyne incognita , Rotylenchulus reniformis , and Hoplolaimus columbus in the United States
2026 · Plant Disease
Evaluates nematicides and cotton cultivars for managing three soil nematodes.
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- Efficacy of Summer and Fall Cover Crops at Managing Sting and Stubby-root Nematodes in Florida Potato Production
2026 · Plant Disease
Tests if summer and fall cover crops can reduce potato nematode damage.
- Estimated Soybean Yield and Economic Losses Caused by Diseases in the United States and Ontario, Canada, from 2020 to 2024
2025 · Plant Health Progress
Estimates soybean yield losses from diseases across U.S. and Canada.
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How to reach out
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