*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

162 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **10,93 ± 1,75** Palmitoleic acid **0,95 ± 0,31** Stearic acid **2,67 ± 0,21** Oleic acid **72,07 ± 1,53**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with good sensation of grass, artichoke and tomato. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium-high intensity. Medium-high** 

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,63 ± 1,53** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,92 ± 0,04** Arachic acid **0,40 ± 0,11** Eicosenoic acid **0,21 ± 0,21** Behenic acid **0,12 ± 0,06**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **182 - 198 177 - 185 208 - 212 210 - 250 130 - 144 159 - 184** 

1 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo Calabrese*, Ist. Sper. Olivic. (2003), pp: 21.

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 166 - 193 143 - 143 213 - 232** 

2 - Perri E., Mazzotti F., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Relazione attività CO.R.ASS.OL.* (2003).

3 - 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 **0,07 ± 0,03** 

Unsat./satured **6,16 ± 0,75** ǚ6/ǚ3 **11,49 ± 1,26**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,62 ± 0,63)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,46 ± 0,17)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,93 ± 0,43)** Number of flowers: **medium (19,37 ± 3,71)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (4,36 ± 0,37)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **tenuous** Lenticels: **many and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,44 ± 0,01)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **high** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Itrana "** *(synonymy: Aitana, Cicerone, Gaetana, Oliva di Gaeta, Oliva di Itri, Trana, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 165

Areal distribution or origin area: **Lazio** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (4,59 ± 1,17)**  Oil content (%): **medium (44,93 ± 2,43)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,80 ± 0,93)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,40 ± 0,22)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate** 

Number of flowers: **low (16,79 0,93)**

Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

**central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,98 ± 0,97)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,03 ± 1,12)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,51 ± 0,18)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **dual purpose**

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

*Inflorescence characters*

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

**central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **tenuous**

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


#### *Organoleptic oil values*

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with good sensation of grass, artichoke and tomato. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium-high intensity. Medium-high fluidity.**

## *Molecular Markers*

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

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


#### **References:**

1 - Pietrangeli E., Russo A., In: *Olivi D'Abruzzo*, Grafiche di Prinzio (1997), pp. 44-45.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Salimonti A., Caravita M. A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 129-135.
