Citation:

17 PR Day. 1972. Crop resistant to pests and pathogens. Pages 257-271. In: Pest Control Strategies for the Future. Robert L Metcalf (Chairman), Agricultural Board, Division of Biology and Agriculture, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, USA, 376 pages.

Keywords: the nature of resistance—some generalizations, how resistance is inherited, resistance may be oligogenic, polygenic, or cytogenic, sources of resistance, how resistance has been used, the appearance of biotypes, vertical versus horizontal resistance – Robinson’s rules, strategies for the future