*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

406 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00** Palmitic acid **7,19 ± 1,23** Palmitoleic acid **0,96 ± 0,72** Stearic acid **2,35 ± 1,16** Oleic acid **77,86 ± 2,49**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

*Comment:* **fruity medium, with hints of almond and read sensations of grass and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium bitter and spicy. Medium-high fluidity.**

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **9,47 ± 0,81** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,86 ± 0,04** Arachic acid **0,25 ± 0,05** Eicosenoic acid **0,03± 0,00** Behenic acid **0,06 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **172 - 182 169 - 181 208 - 212 214 - 214 126 - 144 159 - 184** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 166 - 193 182 - 182 205 - 205** 

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 **9,21 ± 0,06** ǚ6/ǚ3 **11,07 ± 1,44**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,02 ± 1,06)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,31 ± 0,25)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,14 ± 0,49)** Number of flowers: **medium (19,44 ± 3,18)**

*Fruit characters* Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,37 ± 0,54)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards base**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **truncate** Niplle: **tenuous**  Lenticels: **many and large** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,53 ± 0,09)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Vallanella "** *(synonymy: Vallanella Ravebianca*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 409

Areal distribution or origin area: **Lazio** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,11 ± 2,83)**  Oil content (%): **medium (44,29 ± 1,80)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **long (7,02 ± 0,42)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,49± 0,15)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolata** 

Number of flowers: **low (15,50 ± 4,27)** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,76 ± 1,63)** 

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,93 ± 1,99)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,57 ± 0,08)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **dual purpose**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

*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, with taste of aromatic herbs. Balanced taste sensation with medium bitter and spicy. Medium fluidity.**

## *Molecular Markers*

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

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **198 - 198 179 - 179 208 - 212 210 - 214 124 - 124 157 - 159**  *UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 177 - 193 154 - 182 164 - 205** 

#### **References:**

1 - Caruso T., Cartabellotta D., Motisi A., *et all*. In: *Cultivar di olivo siciliane*, Università degli Studi di Palermo (2007), pp. 182-186.

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