*Morphological characters*

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

### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

94 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01**  Palmitic acid **14,85 ± 0,85** Palmitoleic acid **1,09 ± 0,26** Stearic acid **1,78 ± 0,32** Oleic acid **70,09 ± 0,90**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

**high spicy. Medium fluidity.**

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

*Comment:* **fruity medium, with hints of almond, leaf, and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium bitter and medium-**

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,19 ± 0,29** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,37 ± 0,02** Arachic acid **0,43 ± 0,28** Eicosenoic acid **0,19 ± 0,25** Behenic acid **0,08 ± 0,04**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **182 - 206 179 - 181 214 - 222 214 - 214 130 - 144 150 - 157** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 135 - 143 177 - 193 161 - 205 205 - 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 **0,04 ± 0,03** 

Unsat./satured **4,87 ± 0,15** ǚ6/ǚ3 **27,95 ± 0,82**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,88 ± 0,47)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,44 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,23 ± 1,41)** Number of flowers: **medium (24,79 ± 0,88)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,01 ± 0,19)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **few and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,52 ± 0,06)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Corsicana da olio "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 97

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sardegna** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (4,29 ± 0,08)**  Oil content (%): **medium (44,35 ± 3,34)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,02 ± 0,46)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,44 ± 0,20)**

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,55 ± 0,43)** Number of flowers: **low (17,55 ± 1,72)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,51 ± 0,01)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,65 ± 0,06)**

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

Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Lenticels: **many and large** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **low** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

*Inflorescence characters*

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

Vigour: **medium-strong**  Growth habit: **spreadinf-erect**  Canopy-density: **dense** 

*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 hints of grass, almond and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium-light bitter and spicy. Medium-light fluidity.**

## *Molecular Markers*

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

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


#### **References:**

1 - Pannelli G., Alfei B., Santinelli A. In: *Varietà di olivo nelle Marche.* ASSAM (2001), pp. 37-40.

2 - Various authors. In: *Catalogo Nazionale delle Varietà di Olivo* . University of Bari (in press), ISBN 978-88-88793- 97-9.
