William Young

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Emeritus Appointment
william.c.young@oregonstate.edu

3050 SW Campus Way
Rm 323
Corvallis, OR 97331
United States

Extension Specialist Seed Production

OSU Organizations
Crop and Soil Science
Career Links
Department of Crop and Soil Science
International Herbage Seed Group
Crop Production
Seed Production
Education

Ph.D., Crop Science. Oregon State University, 1988
M.S., Crop Science. Oregon State University, 1980
B.S.,  Agronomy. Western Illinois University, 1973

Employment

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Professor Emeritus, Department of Crop and Soil Science, 2011-Present
Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Science, 2001-2011.
Associate Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Science, 1995-2001.
Assistant Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Science, 1988-1995.
Research Assistant, Department of Crop Science, 1978-1987.
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Crop Science, 1977-1978.

Private Industry
Field Sales Representative, Dow Chemical Co., Memphis, TN, 1974-1977.
Office Salesman, Dow Chemical Co., Seattle, WA, 1973-1974.
Product Specialist, Dow Chemical Co., San Antonio, TX, 1973.
Summer Laborer, Hulting Hybrids, Geneseo, IL, 1966-1972.

My Publications

2017

T. Chastain, Carol J. Garbacik, W.C. Young, (2017), Tillage and establishment system effects on annual ryegrass seed crops, Field Crops Research, 209(Complete)

2015

T. Chastain, King, Craig M., Carol J. Garbacik, W.C. Young, Donald J Wysocki, (2015), Irrigation frequency and seasonal timing effects on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) seed production, 180
T. Chastain, W.C. Young, Carol J. Garbacik, Silberstein, Thomas B., (2015), Trinexapac-ethyl rate and application timing effects on seed yield and yield components in tall fescue, Field Crops Research, 173(Complete)

2014

Chastain, Thomas G, W.C. Young, Silberstein, TB, Garbacik, Carol J, (2014), Performance of trinexapac-ethyl on Lolium perenne seed crops in diverse lodging environments, Field Crops Research, 157
T. Chastain, Carol J. Garbacik, W.C. Young, (2014), Spring-Applied Nitrogen and Trinexapac-ethyl Effects on Seed Yield in Perennial Ryegrass and Tall Fescue, Agronomy Journal, 106
Maria L. Zapiola, T. Chastain, Carol J. Garbacik, W.C. Young, (2014), Trinexapac-Ethyl and Burning Effects on Seed Yield Components in Strong Creeping Red Fescue, Agronomy Journal, 106

2013

Huettig, Krista D., T. Chastain, Carol J. Garbacik, W.C. Young, Donald J Wysocki, (2013), Spring irrigation of tall fescue for seed production, Field Crops Research, 144(Complete)
Louhaichi, Mounir, W.C. Young, Johnson, DE, (2013), Reliability of yield mapping system for estimating perennial ryegrass seed yield., Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 7

2012

W.C. Young, Silberstein, TB, (2012), The Oregon Grass Seed Industry, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation,

2011

Chastain, Thomas G, Garbacik, Carol J, Silberstein, Thomas B, W.C. Young, (2011), Seed production characteristics of three fine fescue species in residue management systems, Agronomy Journal, 103
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