**" Nociara "**

*(synonymy: Fra' Michele)* 

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,27 ± 1,51)**  Oil content (%): **medium (46,65 ± 0,95)** Purpose: **dual purpose**

## *Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

224 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00** Palmitic acid **9,42 ± 1,78** Palmitoleic acid **0,32 ± 0,04** Stearic acid **2,17 ± 0,02** Oleic acid **81,53 ± 1,16**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

(2007), pp. 112-116.

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with taste of almond and tomato. Balanced taste sensation with medium bitter and spicy. Medium-high** 

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **5,07 ± 0,63** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,93 ± 0,10** Arachic acid **0,29 ± 0,02** Eicosenoic acid **0,04 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,07 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 176 179 - 179 208 - 212 214 - 214 124 - 144 159 - 184** 

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 - 144 150 - 150 166 - 193 143 - 143 213 - 232** 

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 **7,57 ± 1,29** ǚ6/ǚ3 **5,50 ± 1,27**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,86 ± 0,54)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,91 ± 0,30)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,67 ± 0,70)** Number of flowers: **medium (18,75 ± 2,82)**

*Fruit characters* Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,64 ± 0,68)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,45 ± 0,06)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **absent** Symmetry: **asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards base**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **high** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Nolca "** *(synonymy: Amele, Anolca, Dolce, Dolce Mele, Mele, Noce, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 227

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (7,39 ± 1,91)**  Oil content (%): **medium (41,06 ± 1,56)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,84 ± 0,76)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,67 ± 0,35)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,45 ± 0,44)** Number of flowers: **medium (16,84 ± 1,98)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (7,73 ± 0,75)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,53 ± 0,06)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **table**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium**  Growth habit: **spreading**  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: **obvious**  Symmetry: **symmetric** 

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

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, with read sensations of aromatic herb. Balanced taste sensation with medium bitter and spicy. Medium fluidity.**

## *Molecular Markers*

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

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


#### **References:**

1 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Contributo alla caratterizzazione del germoplasma olivicolo pugliese*, Istituto Sperimentale per l'Olivicoltura (2004), pp. 61-64.

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