**" Tonda Iblea "**

*(synonymy: Alimena, Cetrala, Ferlisa, Nuciddara, Tunna, etc.)* 

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (7,17 ± 0,65)**  Oil content (%): **high (54,23 ± 0,58)** Purpose: **table**

## *Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

396 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **10,18 ± 0,11** Palmitoleic acid **0,81 ± 0,03** Stearic acid **2,23 ± 0,03** Oleic acid **75,22 ± 0,29**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

**intensity, medium fluidity.**

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

*Comment:* **fruity medium, with hints of artichoke and almond. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium – light** 

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **9,73 ± 0,08** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,89 ± 0,13** Arachic acid **0,26 ± 0,01** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,05 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **182 - 182 177 - 181 212 - 212 214 - 214 144 - 144 157 - 184** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 150 - 150 166 - 193 182 - 182 205 - 205** 

1 - Mulè R., Fodale A. S., Parlati M. V.,, *et al.* In: *Frutticoltura,* (1992), 11 pp. 25-29. 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 **0,04 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **6,90 ± 0,04** ǚ6/ǚ3 **11,01 ± 1,46**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,15 ± 0,30)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,15 ± 0,13)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (1,86 ± 0,37)** Number of flowers: **low (12,93 ± 3,70)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,84 ± 1,48)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent**  Lenticels: **many and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,65 ± 0,07)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **scabrous** Number of grooves: **medium** 

#### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Tondina "** *(synonymy: Amaro, Roggianella, Roggianese, Spezzanota, Vernile, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 399

Areal distribution or origin area: **Calabria** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **high (7,54 ± 0,92)**  Oil content (%): **low (39,70 ± 0,88)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **strong**

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

Symmetry: **symmetric**

Lenticels: **many and small**

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious**

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

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

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,23 ± 0,44)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,13 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic - lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,02 ± 1,34)** Number of flowers: **medium (19,38 ± 2,57)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,60 ± 0,26)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,37 ± 0,05)**

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.


#### *Organoleptic oil values*

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with hints of grass and tomato, read sensations of almond and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium- bitter and spicy. 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 - Caruso T., Cartabellotta D., Motisi A., *et all*. In: *Cultivar di olivo siciliane*, Università degli Studi di Palermo (2007), pp. 72-76.

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