Dr. Joseph C. Neal

Professor

Department of Horticultural Science
262 Kilgore Hall, Box 7609
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609

Office Phone: 919.515.9379
E-Mail: joe_neal@ncsu.edu
Website: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jcneal/

• Ph.D. 1984, North Carolina State University
• M.S. 1981, Clemson University
• B.S. 1978, University of Georgia

Program Responsibilities: 

Extension and research responsibilities for weed management in nursery crops, Christmas tree production, and landscape plantings. Research interests include: herbicide safety and efficacy in woody and herbaceous perennial plant production and maintenance, optimizing herbicide use patterns for effective weed control and environmental stewardship, ecology of weeds in soilless media and urban landscapes, integrated weed and ground cover management systems, and alternatives to traditional herbicides including plant pathogens for biological control of weeds.

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 Propagatorís 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.
• Kim, T. J., J. C. Neal, J. M DiTomaso, and F. S. Rossi. 2002. A survey: the distribution and importance of crabgrasses (Digitaria spp.) in the United States. Weed Technology (in press).