**" Pasola "**

*(synonymy: Fasola,Passula.)* 

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,36 ± 0,69)**  Oil content (%): **medium (44,38 ± 0,69)** Purpose: **table**

## *Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

274 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00** Palmitic acid **13,02 ± 0,95** Palmitoleic acid **1,71 ± 0,22** Stearic acid **1,65 ± 0,13** Oleic acid **74,11 ± 2,43**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

**spicy. Medium-high fluidity***.*

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

reported.

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with taste of almond and tomato, read sensations of grass, leaf, and aromatic herbs. Balanced taste sensation with medium-light bitter and medium** 

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **6,37 ± 1,94** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,74 ± 0,10** Arachic acid **0,25 ± 0,07** Eicosenoic acid **0,14 ± 0,14** Behenic acid **0,07 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **194 - 198 177 - 179 208 - 222 214 - 224 124 - 144 150 - 157** 

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

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 166 - 166 182 - 210 200 - 200** 

1 - Rotundo A., Marone E*.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo lucano*, Olita - Potenza (2002), pp. 127-130. 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 **0,04 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **5,61 ± 0,41** ǚ6/ǚ3 **8,45 ± 1,62**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,38 ± 0,77)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,48 ± 0,20)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,75 ± 0,44)**  Number of flowers: **medium (16,75 ± 2,66)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,63 ± 0,38)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  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 (0,53 ± 0,06)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **high** 

#### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Passulunara "** *(synonymy: Palermitana, Passalunara, etc.)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 277

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **high (8,37 ± 1,20)**  Oil content (%): **medium (49,54 ± 0,20)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,65 ± 0,56)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,29 ± 0,12)**

Number of flowers: **low (11,87 ± 2,03)**

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

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,20 ± 1,60)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (5,08 ± 0,49)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,55 ± 0,02)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

*Inflorescence characters*

Purpose: **dual purpose**

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

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **weak** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **tenuous** 

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

Lenticels: **few and large** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*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 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Contributo alla caratterizzazione del germoplasma olivicolo pugliese*, Ist. Sper. Olivic. (2004), pp. 77-80.

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