Robert Hunger

co-author and editor of Compendium of Wheat Diseases and Pests

February 4, 2012

Robert Hunger was raised in Colorado on a dairy farm and obtained his degrees from Colorado State University (BS and MS) and Oregon State University (Ph.D.). He became an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University in 1982, where he advanced to full professor in 1992. His current responsibilities include collaborating with the Oklahoma State Wheat Improvement Team to develop new and improved wheat varieties adapted for production in Oklahoma and the Southern Plains, working with wheat producers to resolve disease problems, conducting research on practical disease problems of wheat, and teaching or co-teaching graduate courses in host plant resistance and career skills.

The Compendium of Wheat Diseases and Pests, Third Edition combines the contributions of more than 70 plant pathologists and entomologists to produce a compendium describing the diseases and insect pests of wheat. This includes descriptions of wheat disease symptoms, causes, life cycles, and control practices. Numerous photographs and figures are incorporated in the compendium to augment the written description of wheat diseases and insect pests.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2012-honorees/robert-hunger

Last Updated: 12 January 2022