This paper summarized the progress of category and strategy of R gene cloning and the application of R gene cloned in Arabidopsis.

• 迄今为止，在拟南芥中已经克隆了十几个抗病基因。对拟南芥抗病基因的种类和特性、克隆策略以及克隆抗病基因的应用前景进行了综述。