*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

370 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01**  Palmitic acid **12,15 ± 1,34** Palmitoleic acid **1,03 ± 0,36** Stearic acid **2,06 ± 0,45** Oleic acid **71,93 ± 0,05**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

97-9.

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,69 ± 1,85** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,81 ± 0,23** Arachic acid **0,27 ± 0,08** Eicosenoic acid **0,03 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,08 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 172 185 - 185 214 - 214 214 - 218 130 - 144 136 - 184** 

1 - Various authors. In: *Catalogo Nazionale delle Varietà di Olivo*. University of Bari (in press), ISBN 978-88-88793-

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 150 135 - 135 164 - 193 150 - 161 200 - 200** 

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 **0,04 ± 0,00** 

Unsat./satured **5,87 ± 0,45** ǚ6/ǚ3 **13,52 ± 1,64**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,92 ± 0,45)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,46 ± 0,18)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,65 ± 1,06)**  Number of flowers: **low (17,71 ± 1,66)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (1,99 ± 0,18)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **few and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **low (0,28 ± 0,03)**  Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Simona "** *(synonymy: Simone)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 373

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (3,96 ± 0,18)**  Oil content (%): **medium (40,63 ± 3,23)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **strong** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

Symmetry: **asymmetric** 

Lenticels: **may and small** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **asymmetric** 

**central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **smooth** 

Growth habit: **spreading-erect**  Canopy-density: **medium** 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,94 ± 0,52)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,35 ± 0,19)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,91 ± 0,87)** Number of flowers: **high (20,16 ± 2,42)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (1,69 ± 0,28)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,35 ± 0,05)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

Number of grooves: **medium** 

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

*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 grass, tomato and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium-high bitter and spicy. Mediumhigh fluidity.**

## *Molecular Markers*

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

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **182 - 206 181 - 185 214 - 214 214 - 224 126 - 130 170 - 184**  *UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 166 - 177 182 - 205 213 - 213** 

#### **References:**

1 - Pugliano G., Flaminio G., Pugliano M.L., *et al.* In: *La risorsa genetica dell'olivo in Campania,* SE. S.I.R.C.A. Ed. Napoli, (2000).

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