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Abstract: Stripe rust of wheat, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, continues to cause severe damage worldwide. Durable resistance is necessary for sustainable control of the disease. High-temperature adult-plant (HTAP) resistance, which expresses when the weather becomes warm and plants grow older, has been demonstrated to be durable. We con-ducted numerous studies to understand the molecular mechanisms of different types of stripe rust resistance using a tran-scriptomics approach. Through comparing gene expression patterns with race-specific, all-stage resistance controlled by various genes, we found that a greater diversity of genes is involved in HTAP resistance than in all-stage resistance. The genes involved in HTAP resistance are induced more slowly and their expression induction is less dramatic than genes in-volved in all-stage resistance. The high diversity of genes and less dramatic induction may explain durability and the in-complete expression level of HTAP resistance. Identification of transcripts may be helpful in identifying resistance con-trolled by different genes and in selecting better combinations of genes to combine for achieving adequate and durable re-sistance