1. Resistant varieties can be the most simple, practical, effective and economical method of plant disease management.
2. They not only ensure protection against plant diseases but also save the time, energy and money spent on other measures of control
3. Resistant varieties, if evolved can be the only practical method of control of diseases such as wilts, viral diseases, rusts, etc.
4. They are non-toxic to human beings, animals and wild life and do not pollute the environment
5. They are effective only against the target organisms, whereas, chemical methods are not only effective against target organisms but also effective against non-target organisms.
6. The resistance gene, once introduced, is inherited and therefore permanent at no extra cost.