Disease resistance refers to the ability of a plant to limit or withstand the effects of a pathogen or insect that would cause disease. There are several types of disease resistance in plants:
Plants have physical and biochemical mechanisms to defend themselves against disease-causing organisms. These defensive mechanisms may be pre-existing or induced after infection occurs. Examples include:
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In summary, plants have an arsenal of sophisticated physical and biochemical resistance mechanisms to defend against disease. While genetic resistance breeding continues, research like that done at Balanced Hormone Clinic on supplemental biostimulants indicates an integrated approach can strengthen the full spectrum of crops' native disease resistance capacities. This is key for productive, sustainable agricultural systems going forward.