Should "is resistance to" be "is resistant to"?

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If not, what is the difference between the two expressions?

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The study began in January and scientists hope to have the first results in three months, says Joel Ranck, CIP spokesperson. For the first phase of the experiment, researchers will try to plant type LTVR (lowland tropic virus-resistant) potato clones. An important feature of this variety is resistance to some of the viruses that most commonly attack potatoes such as PVY, PVX and PLRV. Among its other traits: it ripens fast—in 90 to 100 days; can produce tubers at high temperatures; and has high drought tolerance.

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http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-try-to-grow-peruvian-potatoes-on-mars/

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@oristarA,

"Resistance" is a noun, while "Resistant" is an adjective.

So "Is resistance to" is wrong, I ... think. But it can be corrected with be "Is/has a resistance to" or "has resistance to".

You can clearly see the difference between these two. Both works, I think.
"An important feature of this variety has resistance to some of the viruses that most commonly attack potatoes..."
or
"An important feature of this variety has a resistance to some of the viruses that most commonly attack potatoes..."
and
"An important feature of this variety is resistant to some of the viruses that most commonly attack potatoes..."

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@kei10,

Cool.
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The sentence is correct the way it is written.

The sentence is saying that resistance to some of the viruses that most commonly attack potatoes such as PVY, PVX and PLRV is an important feature of the LTVR potato variety.

Should "is resistance to" be "is resistant to"?

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