Disease-Resistant Cultivar

Get the latest disease-resistant cultivar news, research, updates and developments covering crop varieties and hybrids bred to resist or tolerate important plant diseases. This tag brings together developments in plant breeding, seed technology, crop genetics, disease resistance, biotechnology and agricultural research, including new cultivar releases, varietal identification, field trials and research into disease-resistant traits.

Coverage includes disease-resistant cultivars across wheat, rice, maize, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables, fruits and other crops, with developments involving diseases such as rust, blast, bacterial blight, Fusarium wilt, late blight, viral diseases and other major crop pathogens. Modern approaches including marker-assisted selection, genomic selection, gene editing, genetic improvement and conventional breeding are increasingly being used to develop varieties with stronger and more durable disease resistance. ICAR, for example, has reported disease-resistant varieties and breeding programmes targeting multiple crops and pathogens.

Find disease-resistant cultivar news and updates on newly developed varieties, disease-resistance genes, breeding programmes, research findings, varietal identification, field performance and farmer-oriented crop improvement. Recent developments include wheat varieties incorporating rust-resistance genes and rice breeding programmes targeting diseases such as bacterial blight, blast and sheath blight.