**Acknowledgement**

The elaiographic cards annex has been possible thanks to the contribution of time, energy and expertise by many individuals of CRA-OLI. The author would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge their generosity. The author thank the Projects: CERTOLIO, GERMOLI, OLIOPIU' and RGV-FAO for financial support.

## *Annex - Elaiographic Cards*

Many CRA-OLI staff members and consultants have provided specific contributions to annexes:


## **List of olive varieties**

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GERMOLI, OLIOPIU' and RGV-FAO for financial support.

Zaffina Francesco who contributed to the collection field;

contributed to the extractionof monovarietal olive oil;

*Agricultural Research Council - Olive Growing and Oil Industry Research Centre, Rende (CS),* 

The elaiographic cards annex has been possible thanks to the contribution of time, energy and expertise by many individuals of CRA-OLI. The author would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge their generosity. The author thank the Projects: CERTOLIO,

Many CRA-OLI staff members and consultants have provided specific contributions to









Massimiliano, and Perri Enzo who contributed to the biochemical analysis;

Francesco who contributed to the sensory analysis of monovarietal olive oil;

**Author details** 

*Italy* 

annexes:

Innocenzo Muzzalupo

**Acknowledgement** 

*Annex - Elaiographic Cards* 

bioagronomic analysis;

design of the elaiografic card.

photos of the olive varieties.

analysis;


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**" Abunara "** *(synonymy: Marsalesa, Marsalese, Marsalisa, Nuciddara, etc.)* 

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Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (7,18 ± 0,85)**  Oil content (%): **medium (44,06 ± 3,11)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **table**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **strong** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,36 ± 0,54)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,46 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate** 

Number of flowers: **low (16,31 ± 1,66)**

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

Lenticels: **few and large** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,62 ± 0,88)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **very high (6,28 ± 0,45)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **very high (0,77 ± 0,03)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:
