Daniel A Ball

Emeritus Professor
daniel.ball [at] oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-969-8873

Dan Ball is Professor Emeritus of Weed Science with the Oregon State University, Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center near Pendleton, Oregon. He has served at the Center for over 23 years, with research and Extension responsibilities for weed management in dryland crops, and more recently with weed management in grass seed production in eastern Oregon and Washington.

Curriculum Vitae: 
File vita_full_2021-ball.docx

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At OSU
Affiliated with: 
Crop and Soil Science
Career Links: 
Department of Crop and Soil Science
Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center
Dryland Crops and Weed Research
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I can serve on graduate committees
Biography

Dan is a native of the state of Kansas in the U.S.A. He received a B.S. degree in Crop Protection from Kansas State University in 1976, an M.S. degree in Pest Management from the University of California, Riverside in 1981, and a Ph.D. degree in Weed Science in 1987 from the University of Wyoming. Before pursuing a Ph.D. degree, Dan worked with the Cooperative Extension Service in both Oklahoma, and Nevada. He has authored or coauthored over 70 refereed articles and Extension bulletins, and numerous abstracts and special reports pertaining to weed management issues in the Pacific Northwest.  Dan retired from his research/Extension position at the Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center in 2013, after 23 years, and now serves as Professor Emeritus with the OU Crop and Soil Science Department.

My Publications

Submitted

Journal Article

S. M. Frost, Ball, D. A., and Walenta, D., “Glyphosate Timing Effect on Downy Brome (Bromus tectorum)”, Weed Science, Submitted.

2010

Journal Article

C. S. Tarasoff, Ball, D. A., Mallory-Smith, C., Pypker, T. G., and Irvine, K. M., “Site Characteristics Associated with Nuttall's and Weeping Alkaligrass in Northeastern Oregon”, Northwest Science, vol. 84, no. 4, pp. 351 - 360, 2010.

2009

Journal Article

D. A. Ball and Hulting, A. G., “Rattail Fescue - Biology and Management in Pacific Northwest Cropping Systems”, PNW 613, 2009.

2003

Journal Article

F. L. Young, Yenish, J. P., Walenta, D., Ball, D. A., and J. Alldrege, R., “Spring-germinating jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica) produces viable spikelets in spring-seeded wheat”, Weed Science, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 379 - 385, 2003.

2002

Journal Article

D. Walenta, Yenish, J. P., Young, F. L., and Ball, D. A., “Vernalization response of plants grown from spikelets of spring and fall cohorts of jointed goatgrass”, Weed Science, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 461 - 465, 2002.