Plant resistance to pests and diseases: potency in coconut

Abstract Plant resistance to pests and diseases help avoid, tolerate or recover from an injury that would cause greater damage plants of the same species under similar environmental conditions. In coconut, resistant traits are generally acquired against in conventional breeding programs indirectly through application nutrients. The paper provides a list existing tolerant coconut varieties reported key diseases. use as part integrated pest management toolbox is considered be effective medium long-term strategy. Thus, it anticipated will become increasingly important component IPM we encounter invasive face vagaries climate change. This strategy may also helpful for managing caused by phytoplasmas. alluded number challenges faced strategies deploying them. future projects interesting prospects variety development underpinned biotechnological tools such Resistance Gene Analogues (RGAs) Eco-TILLING supported advances tissue culture micropropagation could used expedite programs.