*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

64 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **11,64 ± 1,91** Palmitoleic acid **0,74 ± 0,42** Stearic acid **1,94 ± 0,21** Oleic acid **72,14 ± 0,26**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

*Comment:* **fruity medium-hight, with good sensation of grass, artichoke and almond. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium-high intensity. Medium-high** 

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **11,75 ± 1,04** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,93 ± 0,02** Arachic acid **0,32 ± 0,13** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,00** Behenic acid **0,08 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **166 - 206 177 - 181 212 - 222 214 - 214 126 - 144 184 - 184** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 177 - 193 154 - 210 205 - 205** 

1 - Pietrangeli E., Russo A., In: *Olivi D'Abruzzo*, Grafiche di Prinzio (1997), pp. 30-31. 2 - Muzzalupo I., Salimonti A., Caravita M. A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 129-135.

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 **6,26 ± 0,87** ǚ6/ǚ3 **12,57 ± 0,82**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,54 ± 0,54)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,30 ± 0,16)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic - lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,57 ± 0,58)** Number of flowers: **medium (18,86 ± 3,38)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,09 ± 0,09)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **tenuous** Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,31 ± 0,03)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **high** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Castricianella Rapparina "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 67

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,66 ± 3,76)**  Oil content (%): **medium (46,10 ± 1,80)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,30 ± 0,55)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,27 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,94 ± 0,90)** Number of flowers: **medium (21,32 ± 1,63)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,20 ± 0,90)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,30 ± 0,03)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **symmetric** 

**central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **smooth** 

**central**

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Number of grooves: **low** 

*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 artichoke, read sensations of almond. Balanced taste sensation with a medium-high 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 - Pietrangeli E., Russo A., In: *Olivi D'Abruzzo*, Grafiche di Prinzio (1997), pp. 32-33.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Salimonti A., Caravita M. A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 129-135.
