This review briefly addresses what has been learned about resistance durability in recent
years, as well as the questions that still remain. Molecular analyses of major gene …

This review takes an evolutionary view of breeding crops for durable resistance to disease.
An understanding of coevolution between hosts and parasites leads to predictors of …

▪ Abstract Host plant resistance has been used extensively for disease control in many crop
species; however, the resistance conferred by many sources is not durable as a result of …

Once deployed uniformly in the field, genetically controlled plant resistance is often quickly
overcome by pathogens, resulting in dramatic losses. Several strategies have been …

Durable disease resistance is a major but elusive goal of many crop improvement programs.
Genomic approaches will have a significant impact on efforts to ameliorate plant diseases by …

Studies on resistance gene function and evolution lie at the confluence of structural and
molecular biology, genetics, and plant breeding. However, knowledge from these disparate …

A major goal of plant breeding is to create cultivars that are resistant against one or more
pathogens. To achieve this, breeders have traditionally introgressed resistance from existing …

▪ Abstract We hypothesize that the evolutionary potential of a pathogen population is
reflected in its population genetic structure. Pathogen populations with a high evolutionary …

Plant diseases are responsible for substantial crop losses each year and pose a threat to
global food security and agricultural sustainability. Improving crop resistance to pathogens …

The efficacy of disease resistance genes in plants decreases over time because of the
selection of virulent pathogen genotypes. A key goal of crop protection programs is to …