| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2836357 | Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology | 2013 | 8 Pages |
•We provide an overview on the present research progresses of PTI, ETS and ETI.•We proposed five strategies for disease-resistance breeding.•Biotechnologies are upmost promising for engineering broad-spectrum resistance in crop.
Plant diseases pose a major and constant threat to crop production and food security in modern agriculture. While application of pesticides can be a cost to the environment and human health, development and utilization of resistant cultivars is the most effective, economical, and eco-friendly approach to disease control. Using resistant cultivars is especially important for organic agriculture. Increasing breakthroughs have been made in understanding the mechanism of plant–microbe interaction. A current challenge now is how to apply the new knowledge to more effectively create disease-resistant crop cultivars. Integration of plant breeding and plant pathology is necessary to underpin crop improvement for food and other plant-based production. In this review, we summarize our current understanding on the mechanism of plant–microbe interaction and discuss the strategies for disease-resistance breeding of crop cultivars.
