Dr. Joseph C. Neal

Education

Ph.D., 1984 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Horticultural Science,
M.S., 1981 Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Horticulture
B.S., 1978 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Horticulture

Professional Experience

6/79 to 8/81: Graduate Research Assistant, Ornamental Horticulture, Department of Horticulture, Clemson University
8/81 to 11/84: Graduate Research Assistant, Weed Science, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University
11/84 to 9/96: Assistant and Associate Professor of Weed Science, Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, Cornell University
9/96 to present: Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University

Current Professional Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include: research and extension education for weed management systems in nursery crops, landscapes and Christmas trees. Research interests include integrated weed management, biological control of weeds, biology and management of invasive plants, control of "new" weeds, and taxonomy of common nursery weeds. Outreach education programs emphasize educational resource development and curriculum-based educational programs for field faculty and other “multipliers”. Instructor for Weeds of Turf and Ornamentals, CS053 (syllabus) and HS/CS 717 Weed Management Systems.

Scholarly and Professional Honors

1990 Tools in Teaching award from Epsilon Sigma Phi, Lambda Chapter - The Cooperative Extension Honorary Society.
1993 Northeastern Weed Science Society Award for "Outstanding Applied Research in Turf, Ornamentals, or Conservation Acreage".
1997 Outstanding Extension Publication Award from Epsilon Sigma Phi, Lambda Chapter
1998 Educational Materials Award –American Society for Horticultural Science
2004 Distinguished Member – Northeastern Weed Science Society
2006 Distinguished Service Award -- American Society for Horticultural Science, Nursery Crops Working group
2006 Outstanding Extension Publication Award (fact sheet category) -- American Society for Horticultural Science, Extension Division
2008 Porter Henegar Award -- Southern Nursery Association
2009 Outstanding Researcher Award -- Northeastern Weed Science Society
2009 Educational Materials Award -- American Society for Horticultural Science

Professional Society Memberships & Service:

- American Society for Horticultural Science
- Northeastern Weed Science Society
Graduate student presentation judging committee, 1998-2004; Nominating committee, 1989, 1991, 1992 (chair); Chair, resolutions committee, 1990; Executive committee, 1993-1998; Editor, 1993 – 1994; Vice President and program chair, 1995; President-Elect, 1996; President, 1997; Awards committee, 1998-2003; Chair, biological control section, 2000
- Southern Nurserymen’s Association Research Conference
Student presentation judge, 1998; Chair of judging committee, 1999; Chair weed control section, 2003-2004
- Weed Science Society of America
Chair, turf and ornamentals section, 1990; Chair, biocontrol section, 2000; Chair, symposium committee: Fate of Herbicides Applied to Turf and Ornamentals, 1992; Awards committee 2003-2006; Board of Directors 2006-2010; Chair Biocontrol committee 2006-2008.
-International Bioherbicide Group (IBG)-- IXth IBG Workshop organizing committee
- North Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council
Organizing committee 2000-2001; Nominating committee 2001; Vice-President 2004

Publications Summary

Refereed Journal Articles: 40; Reviewed Proceedings Papers: 5; Abstracts of Presentations at Scientific Conferences: 158; Books: 1 (Weeds of the Northeast, a 396 page, full color, weed ID guide); Book Chapters: 4; Reviewed and edited Extension Bulletins: 6; Extension newsletter articles and fact sheets: 40; On-line newsletter articles: 6; Trade journal articles, etc.: 23; Slide sets: 6

Selected Publications:

Zhou, T. and J. C. Neal. 1995. Annual bluegrass (Poa annua) control with Xanthomonas campestris pv. poannua in New York State. Weed Technology 9:173-177.
Uva, R. H., J. C. Neal and J. M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press, New York. 396pp.
Neal, J. C., J. F. Derr, A. F. Senesac and W. A. Skroch, 1999. Weed Control Suggestions for Christmas Trees, Woody Ornamentals, and Flowers. NC Cooperative Extension publication AG-427.
Neal, J. C. 2000. Weed control in woody liner production. Proceedings of the International Plant Propagator's Soc. 50:528-531.
Krings, A. and J. C. Neal. 2001. A Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) new to North Carolina and a key to the small-flowered Carolina congeners. SIDA 19(3):735-739.
Judge, C. A., J. C. Neal, and R. B. Leidy. 2003. Trifluralin (Preen) dissipation from the surface layer of a soilless plant growth substrate. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 21:216-222 pdf
Judge, C. A., J. C. Neal, and J. B. Weber. 2004. Dose and concentration responses of common nursery weeds to Gallery, Surflan and Treflan. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 22:106-112. pdf
Judge, C. A., J. C. Neal. and J.F. Derr. 2005. Response of Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) to application timing, rate, and frequency of postemergence herbicides. Weed Technol. 19:912-917. pdf
Neal, J. C. and J. F. Derr. 2005. Weeds of container nurseries in the United States. NC Nurserymen’s Assoc. 16 p. on-line
Judge,C. A. and J. C. Neal. 2006. Early postemergence control of nursery weeds with Broadstar, OH2 and Snapshot TG. J. Environ. Hort 24(2):105-108 pdf

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