**" Tonda dolce di Partanna "**

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **high (8,87 ± 0,57)**  Oil content (%): **medium (48,55 ± 0,03)** Purpose: **dual purpose**

## *Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

394 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,03 ± 0,03** Palmitic acid **13,04 ± 0,67** Palmitoleic acid **1,46 ± 0,45** Stearic acid **1,88 ± 0,07** Oleic acid **72,93 ± 1,14**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

reported.

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with hints of almond and read sensations of grass and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium bitter and spicy. Medium fluidity.**

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **7,95 ± 1,56** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,85 ± 0,05** Arachic acid **0,23 ± 0,05** Eicosenoic acid **0,04 ± 0,02** Behenic acid **0,06 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 198 177 - 185 212 - 222 212 - 218 124 - 126 136 - 150** 

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

1 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo calabrese*, Ist. Sper. Olivic.(2003), pp: 15.

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 166 - 193 143 - 182 205 - 220** 

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

3 - Muzzalupo I., Chiappetta A., Benincasa C., *et al Sci Hortic-Amsterdam*, (2010), 126: pp. 324-329.

*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 ± 0,00** 

Unsat./satured **5,52 ± 0,26** ǚ6/ǚ3 **9,29 ± 1,31**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (6,39 ± 0,68)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,53 ± 0,17)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,61 ± 0,66)** Number of flowers: **low (14,45 ± 2,17)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (5,30 ± 0,71)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards base**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **obvious**  Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,54 ± 0,04)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards base**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Surface: **scabrous**  Number of grooves: **low** 

#### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Tonda Iblea "** *(synonymy: Alimena, Cetrala, Ferlisa, Nuciddara, Tunna, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 397

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (7,17 ± 0,65)** 

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,15 ± 0,30)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,15 ± 0,13)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (1,86 ± 0,37)** Number of flowers: **low (12,93 ± 3,70)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,84 ± 1,48)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,65 ± 0,07)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

Oil content (%): **high (54,23 ± 0,58)**

Purpose: **table**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

Symmetry: **asymmetric** 

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **symmetric** 

**central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **scabrous**

*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 - Mulè R., Fodale A. S., Parlati M. V.,, *et al.* In: *Frutticoltura,* (1992), 11 pp. 25-29.

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