Editor-in-chief
Dr. Petersen Dan
University of Cincinnati, USA
Professor
Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Montana State University
Bozeman
United States of America
Dr. Hikmet Budak is a professor at the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology in Montana State University, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree with a major in genetics and plant breeding and with a minor in biometry from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, in 2002. He worked as a Coordinator, and led grass genetics and breeding program at the same university. In 2006, Dr. Budak was awarded the Turkish Young Scientist Award and Achievement Award by WORLCOMP06, USA. He published over 100 peer reviewed articles and 8 book chapters. His research interest includes genetics and genomics of drought, plant disease resistance, pathogen infections and methods.