Biotic Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops: Challenges and Mitigation Strategies explores concepts, strategies and recent advancements in the area of biotic stress tolerance in horticultural crops highlighting the latest advances in molecular breeding, genome sequencing and functional genomics approaches. The book highlights a variety of aspects of biotic stress tolerance in horticultural crops from classical breeding, hybrid breeding, speed breeding, epigenetics, gene/quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping, transgenics, physiological and biochemical approaches to OMICS approaches including functional genomics, proteomics, genomics assisted breeding. The volume has been designed to include the advancements mitigating the effects of bacterial, viral, fungal and insects-pests. Offering a comprehensive resource for anyone working in the field of biotic stress management in horticultural crops including students, educators, and scientists in industry and academia.