*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

152 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **12,92 ± 2,18** Palmitoleic acid **0,72 ± 0,14** Stearic acid **1,99 ± 0,21** Oleic acid **72,48 ± 3,09**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

**idity.**

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **9,80 ± 1,77** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,94 ± 0,09** Arachic acid **0,07 ± 0,02** Eicosenoic acid **0,10 ± 0,12** Behenic acid **0,07 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 182 179 - 179 208 - 218 210 - 214 124 - 144 136 - 159** 

1 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo Calabrese*, Ist. Sper. Olivic. (2003), pp: 7-8.

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 143 - 143 166 - 177 182 - 182 205 - 232** 

2 - Perri E., Mazzotti F., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Relazione attività CO.R.ASS.OL.* (2003).

3 - 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 **0,05 ± 0,03** 

Unsat./satured **5,67 ± 0,92** ǚ6/ǚ3 **10,69 ± 3,09**

> Blade length (cm): **long (7,07 ± 0,56)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,45 ± 0,20)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,93 ± 0,53)** Number of flowers: **low (13.91 ± 1,79)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **very high (9,07 ± 1,83)** Shape (length/width): **elongated**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **tenuous** Lenticels: **many and large** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **very high (0,98 ± 0,15)** Shape (length/width): **elongated**  Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **high** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Grossa di Venafro "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 155

Areal distribution or origin area: **Molise** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,40 ± 0,33)**  Oil content (%): **medium (46,92 ± 1,03)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,41 ± 0,48)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,31 ± 0,17)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic - lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,69 ± 0,54)** Number of flowers: **high (2,78 ± 2,27)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **low (0,28 ± 0,01)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,10 ± 0,02)**

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

Vigour: **medium-strong**  Growth habit: **spreading-erect**  Canopy-density: **medium-sparse** 

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **tenuous** 

**central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose** 

*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:* **medium-high fruity , with good sensation of grass, less almond and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation, with bitter and spicy medium. 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 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Contributo alla caratterizzazione del germoplasma olivicolo pugliese*, Ist. Sper. Olivic. (2004), pp. 25-28.

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