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Kenneth F. Baker

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| children = | education = Washington State University | doctoral_advisor = Frederick D. Heald | thesis_year = 1934 | thesis_title = Investigations on the Etiology and Control of the Blue-Mold-Decay of Apples Caused by ''Penicillium expansum'' Link }}

Kenneth Frank Baker (June 3, 1908–April 16, 1996) was an American phytopathologist (plant disease researcher). In his early career he held a number of positions with the United States Forest Service and United States Department of Agriculture. Following a three-year period in Hawaii researching pineapple pathogens, he accepted a position at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he remained for twenty-one years. He was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1950 and as a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society in 1969. Additionally, he served as the editor of the ''Annual Review of Phytopathology'' for five years. Provided by Wikipedia