Biotic stresses severely reduce the yield of food crops worldwide. In the last few decades, breakthroughs in biotechnology and molecular biology have provided new tools in the form of marker assisted selection and genetic engineering. These new technological advances coupled with conventional plant breeding procedures have opened new avenues for developing crops with resistance to various biotic stresses. Editors of Plant Breeding for Biotic Stress Resistance have done an admirable job of assembling a wealth of information to breed crops with improved resistance to biotic stresses. The book is divided into eight chapters each highlighting a specific biotic stress. The introductory chapter provides lucid information regarding overall challenges associated with breeding cultivars for biotic resistance. The most important drivers of biotic stress, i.e. fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes and insects/pests are discussed in chapters two to six, respectively along with various breeding strategies to minimize their effect and identify the sources of resistance/germplasm with reference to a specific crop. Chapter seven focuses on the mechanisms of plant resistance to the insect pests of stored grains that cause huge pre- and post-harvest losses. The authors depict that practical knowledge regarding types and severity of store grain insect pests is direly needed to establish breeding programs to mitigate losses. The relative importance of weed management via crop breeding is discussed in the last chapter to determine the theoretical and physiological basis of stress induced by competition between crop plants and weeds. Various strategies are portrayed to breed cultivars with improved competitive abilities. The book is an excellent source of information for agricultural scientists and students.