Education
He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey, and graduated from Reading University in 1951.
He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey, and graduated from Reading University in 1951.
He is best known for his application of system theory to crop pathosystems and the elucidation of the concepts of horizontal and vertical resistance and their implication on breeding for durable resistance. Over the course of his adventurous and productive career, Doctor Robinson has concentrated most intensively on maize, potatoes, beans, and coffee. In addition, he has worked with cotton, tomatoes, dates, wheat, alfalfa, cocoa, cassava, coconut, tobacco, taro, sweet potato, vanilla, black pepper, and other crops.