*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

326 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **12,82 ± 0,23** Palmitoleic acid **1,28 ± 0,53** Stearic acid **2,34 ± 0,25** Oleic acid **74,49 ± 1,92**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

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

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **6,76 ± 0,15** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,71 ± 0,15** Arachic acid **0,29 ± 0,05** Eicosenoic acid **0,01 ± 0,00** Behenic acid **0,06 ± 0,00**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **176 - 198 177 - 181 214 - 222 214 - 224 126 - 144 157 - 157** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 182 166 - 177 143 - 182 205 - 205** 

1 - Lombardo N. In: *Le risorse genetiche vegetali presso gli* IRSA, MIPAF (2001), 1: pp. 361-405. 2 - Muzzalupo I., Stefanizzi F., Bucci C., *et al.* In *Acta Italus Hortus,* (2011), 1: 138 –140.

*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 **0,02 ± 0,00** 

Unsat./satured **5,44 ± 0,27** ǚ6/ǚ3 **9,74 ± 2,33**

> Blade length (cm): **short (4,81 ± 0,41)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,32 ± 0,14)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,73 ± 0,62)** Number of flowers: **medium (21,19 ± 1,77)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,74 ± 0,18)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,46 ± 0,02)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **tenuous**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Rizzitella "** *(synonymy: Rizzinella)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 329

Areal distribution or origin area: **Campania** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (3,93 ± 0,56)**  Oil content (%): **medium (41,49 ± 1,79)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **weak** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

Growth habit: **spreading** 

*Inflorescence characters*

Symmetry: **symmetric** 

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

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

Canopy-density: **medium-sparse** 

Blade length (cm): **short (4,28 ± 0,31)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,04 ± 0,09)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,41 ± 0,50)**  Number of flowers: **low (17,66 ± 0,88)** 

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,35 ± 0,27)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,40 ± 0,03)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

*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 taste of almond, grass and leaves, read sensations of soft fruits. Balanced taste sensation with medium 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 - Various authors. In: *Catalogo Nazionale delle Varietà di Olivo* . University of Bari (in press), ISBN 978-88-88793- 97-9.

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