Joe Neal
Bio
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
- 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 Bioherbicides Phoma macrostoma and 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)
- Assessing the integrated pest management practices of southeastern US ornamental nursery operations , Pest Management Science (2012)
- Evaluating fertility of triploid clones of Hypericum androsaemum L. for use as non-invasive landscape plants , HortScience (2010)