*Morphological characters*

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **weak**  Growth habit: **spreading-drooping**  Canopy-density: **medium** 

## *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

204 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00** Palmitic acid **14,59 ± 0,27** Palmitoleic acid **3,15 ± 0,53** Stearic acid **1,76 ± 0,09** Oleic acid **64,56 ± 0,85**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

(2007), pp. 164-168.

*Comment:* **fruity medium, with taste of almond, grass and leaves, read sensations of soft fruits. Balanced taste sensation with medium bitter and spicy. Medium fluidity.**

*Table 2.* Microsatellites (SSR) *loci* analyzed.

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **11,50 ± 1,71** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,76 ± 0,08** Arachic acid **0,21 ± 0,03** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,00** Behenic acid **0,07 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 198 177 - 185 208 - 212 214 - 214 124 - 130 159 - 170** 

1 - Caruso T., Cartabellotta D., Motisi A., *et all*. In: *Cultivar di olivo siciliane*, Università degli Studi di Palermo

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 166 - 193 210 - 210 205 - 205** 

2 - Muzzalupo I., Stefanizzi F., Perri E. *HortScience* (2009), 44: pp. 582-588.

For each *locus* the allele size (expressed in base pairs) is reported.

*Table 1.* Average values (express in % ± standard deviations) of the fatty acids methyl esters and nutritional ratios obtained from single cultivar olive oils.

Lignoceric acid **0,03 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **4,84 ± 0,08** ǚ6/ǚ3 **15,38 ± 3,97**

> Blade length (cm): **long (7,01 ± 0,44)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,54 ± 0,16)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,12 ± 1,96)** Number of flowers: **low (15,79 ± 1,76)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (5,62 ± 1,03)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **tenuous**  Lenticels: **few and large** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,37 ± 0,15)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Nebbia "** *(synonymy: Maglianese, Nebbia del Menocchia, Oliva cocia, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 207

Areal distribution or origin area: **Marche** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,79 ± 0,31)**  Oil content (%): **medium (44,91 ± 1,34)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

**central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent**

Vigour: **medium-strong**  Growth habit: **spreading**  Canopy-density: **dense** 

Blade length (cm): **short (4,62 ± 0,26)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,21 ± 0,10)**

Number of flowers: **low (16,68 ± 1,63)**

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,85 ± 1,67)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,44 ± 0,26)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,33 ± 0,04)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **symmetric** 

Lenticels: **many and small** 

Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **absent** 

**towards apex**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose** 

*Inflorescence characters*

*Table 1.* Average values (express in % ± standard deviations) of the fatty acids methyl esters and nutritional ratios obtained from single cultivar olive oils.


## *Molecular Markers*

*Table 2.* Microsatellites (SSR) *loci* analyzed. For each *locus* the allele size (expressed in base pairs) is reported.


#### **References:**

1 - Caruso T., Cartabellotta D., Motisi A., *et all*. In: *Cultivar di olivo siciliane*, Università degli Studi di Palermo (2007), pp. 169-174.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Stefanizzi F., Perri E. *HortScience* (2009), 44: pp. 582-588.
