*Morphological characters*

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

### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

32 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **15,17 ± 0,61** Palmitoleic acid **1,25 ± 0,06** Stearic acid **1,46 ± 0,04** Oleic acid **71,66 ± 0,69**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

reported.

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **8,79 ± 0,70** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,81 ± 0,08** Arachic acid **0,24 ± 0,04** Eicosenoic acid **0,24 ± 0,15** Behenic acid **0,10 ± 0,03**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **194 - 198 177 - 181 208 - 208 210 - 210 124 - 126 157 - 203** 

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

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 143 - 143 164 - 166 150 - 150 205 - 205** 

1 - Rotundo A., Marone E*.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo lucano*, Olita-Potenza (2002), pp. 53-65. 2 - Rotundo A., Perri E.,Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo meridionale*, (2012 in press).

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

*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 **0,07 ± 0,02** 

Unsat./satured **4,93 ± 0,18** ǚ6/ǚ3 **10,85 ± 0,10**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (6,02 ± 0,61)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,62 ± 0,26)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,69 ± 1,11)** Number of flowers: **medium (21,28 ± 2,72)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (1,28 ± 0,15)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **low (0,26 ± 0,01)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **smooth**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Bianchera "** *(synonymy: Belica, Bellica, Bianca istriana, Biancara, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 35

Areal distribution or origin area: **Friuli** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **very high (8,10 ± 1,00)**  Oil content (%): **medium (50,21 ± 0,84)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil** 

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **absent** 

**towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **scabrous** 

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

Blade length (cm): **short (4,58 ± 0,49)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,25 ± 0,17)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,47 ± 0,26)** Number of flowers: **low (14,83 ± 0,98)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,37 ± 0,08)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,41 ± 0,07)**

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 hints of almond and read sensations of grass and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a 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 - Macrì T., Picone G., La Porta G. In : *Olivo e Olio,* (1988), 5: pp. 34-41.

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