*Morphological characters*

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium-strong** Growth habit: **spreding-erect** Canopy-density: **medium-dense**

## *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

176 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,02 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **15,10 ± 0,42** Palmitoleic acid **1,43 ± 0,00** Stearic acid **1,63 ± 0,09** Oleic acid **68,76 ± 0,55**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

(2007), pp. 158-162.

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,28 ± 0,01** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **1,09 ± 0,02** Arachic acid **0,25 ± 0,01** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,06 ± 0,00**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **176 - 206 177 - 181 208 - 212 214 - 214 124 - 144 159 - 184** 

1 - Caruso T., Cartabellotta D., Motisi A., *et al*. In: *Cultivar di olivo siciliane*, Università degli Studi di Palermo

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 166 - 193 133 - 182 205 - 205** 

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 **0,02 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **4,83 ± 0,18** ǚ6/ǚ3 **9,46 ± 0,23**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,26 ± 0,55)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,15 ± 0,10)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,50 ± 0,15)** Number of flowers: **low (13,57 ± 0,81)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,72 ± 0,87)** 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): **medium (0,37 ± 0,08)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** Mucron: **obvious** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex** Apex: **rounded** Base: **pointed**  Surface: **smooth** Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Marina "** *(synonymy: Marina Valcomino)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 179

Areal distribution or origin area: **Lazio** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,02 ± 1,20)**  Oil content (%): **medium (46,63 ± 0,74)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **olio**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

**towards base**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent**

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **symmetric** 

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

*Inflorescence characters*

Symmetry: **asymmetric** 

Lenticels: **many and large** 

Number of grooves: **high** 

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

Blade length (cm): **medium (6.26 ± 0,42)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,29 ± 0,12)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate** 

Number of flowers: **low (14,85 ± 2,77)** 

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

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,65 ± 0,26)** 

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,64 ± 0,42)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,49 ± 0,08)**  Shape (length/width): **elongated** 

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.


Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with good sensation of grass, artichoke and almond. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium intensity. 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 - Rotundo A., Marone E*.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo lucano*, Olita - Potenza (2002), pp. 61-64.

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.
