Abstract: The history of research on varietal resistance to insect pests of rice in China in recent 30 years was briefly reviewed with an emphasis on rice planthopper resistance study, and it could be classified as four developmental periods, i.e. exploitation and evaluation of rice germplasms to insect pests, introduction and utilization of resistant rice varieties, mechanisms in resistant rice varieties and ecological effects, and molecular biology and biotechnology in varietal resistance. The problems and obstacles remained in the research and utilization of resistant rice varieties to insect pests and the prospects of varietal resistance to insect pests in rice were discussed.

Key words: insect pest, varietal resistance, rice, history

摘要： 简要地回顾了近30年来我国水稻抗虫性，特别是抗稻飞虱研究及其应用的历史，并将它划分为4个发展时期：水稻抗虫种质资源发掘与评价期、水稻抗虫品种的外引和推广期、水稻品种抗虫机理和抗性生态研究期，以及水稻抗虫分子生物学和抗虫基因工程研究时期。还讨论了水稻抗虫品种的研究与应用中仍然存在的难题和障碍，并展望其发展前景。

关键词: insect pest, varietal resistance, rice, history