Consistent with the delay of senescence, many BPs for normal growth (e.g., ‘DNA replication initiation,’ ‘auxin‐activated signalling pathway,’ and ‘response to cytokinin’) were enriched in upregulated DEGs in SGRΔ37‐2 or NIL‐R (e.g., genes in the auxin/IAA and cytokinin pathways) suggesting robust growth and development of the resistant plants under pathogen infection. Here, IL21R is linked to infection.