*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

22 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00** Palmitic acid **13,26 ± 0,25** Palmitoleic acid **1,30 ± 1,13** Stearic acid **1,62 ± 0,10** Oleic acid **73,13 ± 0,47**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

*Comment:* **fruity medium-light, with taste of almond. Balanced taste sensation with medium-light bitter and spicy. Medium-light** 

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **8,42 ± 0,14** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,75 ± 0,03** Arachic acid **0,26 ± 0,05** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,00** Behenic acid **0,07 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 162 179 - 181 208 - 212 210 - 210 124 - 124 159 - 170** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 177 - 177 182 - 182 108 - 108** 

1 - Bottari V., Spina P. In: *Le varietà di olivo coltivate in Sicilia*, Ann. Sper. Agr. (1953), 7: pp. 937-1004.

2 - 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 **0,03 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **5,55 ± 0,14** ǚ6/ǚ3 **11,23 ± 0,67**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (6,38 ± 0,56)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,42 ± 0,11)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,20 ± 1,35)** Number of flowers: **medium (19,76 ± 2,96)**

*Fruit characters* Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,09 ± 0,52)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **few and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,34 ± 0,05)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Ascolana dura "** *(synonymy: Ascolana semidura, Gentile, Oliva di San Francesco, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 25

Areal distribution or origin area: **Marche** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,79 ± 0,24)**  Oil content (%): **medium (46,31 ± 0,13)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,19 ± 0,37)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,18 ± 0,10)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate** 

Number of flowers: **low (14,72 ± 0,52)**

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Simmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,87 ± 0,50)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (5,15 ± 0,60)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,67± 0,09)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **table**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

*Table 1.* Average values (express in % ± standard deviations) of the fatty acids methyl esters and nutritional ratios obtained from single cultivar olive oils.


## *Molecular Markers*

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

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


#### **References:**

1 - Cimato A., Cantini C., Sani G. In: *Atti 4° Convegno Nazionale sulla Biodiversità,* Alghero (2000), pp. 497-500.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Lombardo N., Salimonti A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 142-148.
