Joe Neal
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Area(s) of Expertise
Weed Management in nursery crops, landscape plantings and Christmas trees. Research and extension programs focus on optimizing weed control programs for cost-effective weed control and environmental stewardship, and biological control of weeds.
Publications
- Assessing the Presence of Weed Seeds in Surface Irrigation Water in Container Nurseries , Weed Technology (2026)
- Impact of Soil-applied Steam in Combination with Exothermic Chemicals on Weed and Pathogen Survival , HortScience (2025)
- Step‐point sampling for broadleaved species’ ground cover estimation in pastures – an evaluation of Cockayne’s point on a boot toecap method , New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research (2024)
- Biological Control of Weeds in turfgrass: opportunities and misconceptions , Pest Management Science (2023)
- Herbicide resistance in the nursery crop production and landscape maintenance industries , Weed Technology (2020)
- Site Conditions, Maintenance Costs, and Plant Performance of 10 Extensive Green Roofs in the Research Triangle Area of Central North Carolina , HortTechnology (2020)
- Efficacy of the Bioherbicide Thaxtomin A on Smooth Crabgrass and Annual Bluegrass and Safety in Cool-Season Turfgrasses , Weed Technology (2016)
- Selective Broadleaf Weed Control in Turfgrass with the BioherbicidesPhoma macrostomaand Thaxtomin A , Weed Technology (2016)
- Developing a mobile application as an extension education tool: A case study using IPMPro , HortTechnology (2013)
- Testing, promoting, and launching a mobile application as an extension tool: A case study with IPMPro , HortTechnology (2013)