Citation: Khush, G. S., and H. M. Beachell. 1972. Breeding for disease and insect resistance at IRRI. Pages 309-322. In: International Rice Research Institute, Rice Breeding. Los Baños, Philippines.

Keywords: Oryza sativa, rice breeding, fungal diseases, blast, sheath blight, stem rot, brown leaf spot, bacterial leaf blight, virus diseases, tungro, grassy stunt, yellow dwarf, orange leaf, insect pests, stem borers Chilo suppressalis, Scirpophaga incertulas, Chilo polychysus, Sesamia inferens, Nephotettix virescens, Nilaparvata lugens, gall midge Orseolia oryza, major gene resistance, polygenic resistance