Tsune Kosuge

Tsune Kosuge (November 28, 1925 – March 13, 1988) was an American plant pathologist and plant biochemist who researched plant–microbe interactions. He was particularly known for his work on bacterial-synthesized plant hormones in plant tumors. He was a professor in the department of plant pathology at the University of California, Davis, from 1971 until his death, serving as departmental chair (1974–80).

Education and career Kosuge was born in Merino, Colorado in 1925. During the Second World War, he served in Italy for two years and then spent a year farming. From 1948, he attended Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Boulder, gaining a BS in horticulture from the latter (1952), and then gained an MS in plant pathology from Washington State University (1955). His PhD in comparative biochemistry was from the University of California, Berkeley (1959); his supervisor was Eric Conn. In 1961, he joined the plant pathology department at the University of California, Davis, where he remained until his death, becoming a professor in 1971 and serving as departmental chair in 1974–80. He was the co-editor of six books, including Plant–Microbe Interactions with Eugene Nester.

Selected publications Books Tsune Kosuge, Eugene W. Nester, eds. Plant–Microbe Interactions: Molecular and Genetic Perspectives (3 volumes; Macmillan; 1984, 1987; McGraw-Hill; 1989) Noel T. Keen, Tsune Kosuge, Linda L. Walling, eds. Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant–Microbial Interactions (American Society of Plant Physiologists: 1988) Joe L. Key, Tsune Kosuge, eds. Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plant Stress (Alan R. Liss; 1985) Tsune Kosuge, Carole Meredith, Alexander Hollaender, eds. Genetic Engineering of Plants: An Agricultural Perspective (Plenum Press; 1983)

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