Abstract
This introductory chapter of Translational Genomics for Crop Breeding, Volume I: Biotic Stress summarizes highlights of different chapters included in the book that is expected to be a resource for young researchers, GAB practitioners, and policy makers for employing better strategies toward achieving food security. The book reviews the current availability and utilization of genomic tools for major biotic stresses in important cereals, legumes, vegetables, cassava, and tuber and oilseed crop. It summarizes the success stories achieved through application of genomics‐assisted breeding (GAB), as well as the scope for deployment of modern breeding methods such as marker‐assisted backcrossing (MABC) and genomic selection in the era of next‐generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, which have the potential to advance the genetic gains for enhancing resilience against biotic stress.