Disease resistance refers to the ability of a plant to restrict, slow down, or overcome the effects of a pathogen or insect that would cause disease. There are several types of disease resistance in plants:
Plants have innate resistance through physical and chemical barriers. They also exhibit induced resistance by producing pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins and antimicrobial compounds when infected. This induced response leads to systemic acquired resistance which then protects the whole plant.
There are several methods plant breeders use to breed for increased disease resistance:
Incorporating genetic diversity is key to increasing the durability of resistance over time. Resistant cultivars must also be tested to ensure resistance holds up under disease pressure.
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