*Morphological characters*

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium**  Growth habit: **erect-sprading**  Canopy-density: **medium-sparse** 

*Leaf characters* Blade length (cm): **medium (6,13 ± 0,49)**  Blade width (cm): **broad (2,08 ± 0,26)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

*Inflorescence characters* Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,92 ± 0,49)**  Number of flowers: **medium (24,73 ± 1,31)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,34 ± 0,03)** Shape (length/width): **elongated**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters* 

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,49± 0,03)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **scabrous**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Orbetana "** *(synonymy: Marchigiana, Oliva bastarda, Oliva di San Francesco, Sarga, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 259

Areal distribution or origin area: **Marche** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,79 ± 0,31)**  Oil content (%): **medium (43,10 ± 1,65)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **dual purpose**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

Symmetry: **asymmetric** 

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

Blade length (cm): **long (7,06 ± 0,66)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,23 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic - lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,98 ± 0,46)** Number of flowers: **medium (23,15 ± 0,94)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,29 ± 0,72)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,58± 0,03)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

*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 hints of almond and read sensations of artichoke and grass. Balanced taste sensation with a medium-high bitter and spicy. 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 - Basso M. In: *Le cultivar coltivate sui monti pisani*, Ann. Fac. Agr. Pisa (1958), 12 pp. 14-54.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Lombardo N., Salimonti A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 142-148.
