“…A. atlantica and A. damascena have genes responsible for high glucan content (Welch et al, 2000). The species A. barbata Pott is resistant to powdery mildew (Thomas, 1992), stem and crown rust (Marshall and Myers, 1961;Carson, 2009Carson, , 2010, BYDV (Comeau, 1984), and it additionally have the highest content of oleic acid (Ladizinsky, 1988;Loskutov, 2005). A. canariensis carries resistance genes to crown and stem rust (Loskutov, 2005).…”