Richard Berger - CV
Education:
B.S., Kutztown State College, PA
Ph.D., Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin
Employment:
U.S. Army, Research Assistant, U. S. Biological Warfare Laboratories, Frederick, MD
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin
Post Doctorate, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin
Extension Plant Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania State University
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Belle Glade
Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Belle Glade
Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville
Affiliations:
American Phytopathological Society Member and Chairman of the Epidemiology Committee, Member of the IPM Committee and the Crop Loss Committee; Attended the following annual meetings of the parent society and divisional meetings: State College, PA (1959), Green Lake (1960), Biloxi (1961), Brookings (1961),New Brunswick (1962), Amherst (1963), Lafayette (1964), Miami (1965), Denver (1966), Washington, D.C. (1967), Columbus, OH (1968), Spokane (1969), Hot Springs (1970), Bogota (1970), Philadelphia (1971), Mexico City (1972), Minneapolis (1973), San Jose (1973), Vancouver (1974), Cali (1975), Houston (1975), Kansas City (1976), East Lansing (1977), Miami (1977), Tucson (1978), Washinton D.C., (1979), Minneapolis (1980), New Orleans (1981), Salt Lake City (1982),Orlando (1982), Ames (1983), Guelph (1984), Reno (1985), Orlando (1986), Cincinnati (1987), San Diego (1988), Richmond (1989), Grand Rapids (1990), St. Louis (1991), Portland (1992), Nashville (1993), Albuquerque (1994), Pittsburgh (1995, Indianapolis (1996).
Member of Florida State Horticultural Society, attended six meetings in Miami Beach, three meetings in Orlando.
Member of the American Peanut Research and Education Assn. Attended meetings in Asheville (1977), Gainesville (1978), Tulsa (1979), and Richmond (1980).
Editorship:
Senior and Associate Editor, Phytopathology (19761978)
Assigning and Senior Editor, Plant Disease (19831985)
Editorial Committee, Annual Review of Phytopathology (19791983)
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (1994 )
Associate Editor, Phytoprotection (1995 )
Other meetings attended:
- International Congress of Plant Pathology, Munich (1978), Minneapolis (1980).
- International Epidemiology Workshops Wageningen (1971), Pennsylvania State University (1979), North Carolina State University (1983), Gainesville (Organizer, 1978), Jerusalem (1986), Giessen (1990), Arnhem (1994).
- Genetic Basis for Epidemics in Agriculture; N.Y. Acad. of Science, New York City, 1976.
- Crop Loss Symposium, Minneapolis (1980)
- Crop Simulation Workshops, Bloomington (1979), Gainesville (1982)
- International Congress on Movement and Dispersal of Biotic Agents, Baton Rouge (1984), and the meeting planning sessions (1983).
- Brazilian Phytopathological Society, Vicosa (keynote address, 1978).
- Groupo Paulista de Fitopatologia, Piracicaba, Brasil (1995) (keynote)
- Southern Corn Improvement Conference (1971)
- Organic Soils Horticultural Workshops (1970,1971)
- National Carrot Conferences (1971,1973)
Invited Lectureships:
Keynote address: Brazilian Phytopathological Society (1978)
Epidemiology University of Illinois (1980)
IPM University of California, Davis (1981)
Disease Control CIBAGeigy, NC (1982)
Epidemiology of bacterial diseases, FL (1984)
Diseases in Florida, Bayer Corp., Leverkusen (1975)
Epidemiology Brazilian Phytopathological Society (1996)
Other Professional Studies and Consultantships:
Advanced Study Leave, Wageningen (eight months, 1977) Coffee rust epidemic simulation and study, Vicosa, Brazil, (1980) Soybean rust epidemiology, Puerto Rico (1977). Soybean Research, Tampico, Mexico (1982) IPM programs for the State Experiment Stations; (Raleigh, Washington, D.C.. 19781979)
Awards and Honors:
Florida State Horticultural Society, Outstanding Paper Award (1971)
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association Research Award (1972)
American Phytopathological Society, Campbell Award (1974)
Fellow, American Phytopathological Society (1985)
American Men of Science
Graduate Student Supervision: Eight Ph.D. candidates, 6 M.S. candidates
Publications:
- >90 articles, including 6 book chapters, 1 dissertation
- >30 abstracts, >30 peerreviewed research papers
Selected Recent Publications:
- Berger, R.D., B. Hau, G.E. Weber, L.M.A. Bacchi, A. Bergamin, and L. Amorim. 1995. A simulation model to describe epidemics of rust of Phaseolus beans. I. Development of the model and sensitivity analysis. Phytopathology 85:715721.
- Amorim, 1., R.D. Berger, A. Bergamin, B. Hau, G.E. Weber, L.M.A. Bacchi, F.X.R. Vale, and M.B. Silva. A simulation model to descibe epidemics of rust on Phaseolus beans. II. Validation. Phytopathology 85:722727
- Maffia, L.A., and R.D. Berger. 1995. Models of plant disease epidemics. I. Progress of bean rust over time. Fitopatologia Brasileira 20:422428.
- Puche, H., R.D. Berger, and J.E. Funderburk. 1995. Population dynamics of Frankliniella species thrips and progress of spotted wilt in tomato fields. Crop Protection 14:640649.
- Lopes, D.B., R.D. Berger, and A. Bergamin. 1995. Healthy area absorption (HAA): a new approach to assess crop loss and integrated disease management. Summa Phytopathologia 20: 143151.
- Bergamin, A., D.B. Lopes, L. Amorim, C.V. Godoy, and R.D. Berger. 1995. Availa ao de danos causados por doen as de plantas. Revisao Anual de patologia de Plantas 3:133184.
- Aquino, V.M., F.M. Shokes, R.D. Berger, R.D. Gorbet, and T.A. Kucharek. 1992. Relationships among late leafspot, healthy area duration, canopy reflectance, and pod yield of peanut. Phytopathology 82:546552.
- Berger, R.D. 1989. Description and application of some general models for plant disease epidemics. Pages 125149 in K.J. Leonard and W.E. Fry, eds. Plant Disease Epidemiology Population Dynamics and Management, Vol. 2. McGrawHill, New York.
- Berger, R.D. 1988. The analysis of effects of control measures on the development of epidemics. Pages 137151 in: J. Kranz and J. Rotem, eds. Experimental Techniques in Plant Disease Epidemiology. SpringerVerlag, Berlin.
- Waggoner, P.E., and R.D. Berger. 1987. Defoliation, disease, and growth. Phytopathology 77:393398.