*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

74 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **12,96 ± 1,22** Palmitoleic acid **1,53 ± 0,13** Stearic acid **2,04 ± 0,32** Oleic acid **70,22 ± 2,01**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**high.** 

**References:** 

Ist. Sper. Olivic. (2004), pp. 41-44.

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,36 ± 1,04** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,91 ± 0,09** Arachic acid **0,30 ± 0,06** Eicosenoic acid **0,14 ± 0,14** Behenic acid **0,07 ± 0,03**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **176 - 198 177 - 177 208 - 222 214 - 228 124 - 126 170 - 170** 

1 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Contributo alla caratterizzazione del germoplasmaolivicolo pugliese*,

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 166 - 166 182 - 205 108 - 213** 

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 ± 0,02** 

Unsat./satured **5,49 ± 0,40** ǚ6/ǚ3 **11,41 ± 0,23**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,59 ± 0,45)**  Blade width (cm): **broad (1,58 ± 0,11)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,76 ± 0,99)**  Number of flowers: **medium (18,49 ± 1,85)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,49 ± 0,11)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and small** 

## *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,61 ± 0,01)**  Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **tenuous**  Symmetry: **asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

#### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Cerasuola "** *(synonymy: Allora, Cerasara, Grappusa, Nocellara, Ogliarola, Ugghiara, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 77

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **high (8,27 ± 0,20)**  Oil content (%): **medium (47,89 ± 1,15)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium**

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small**

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

Number of grooves: **high** 

*Pit characters* 

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

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

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

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,13 ± 0,64)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,48 ± 0,16)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,26 ± 0,57)** Number of flowers: **low (16,28 ± 1,45)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,10 ± 0,16)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,35 ± 0,00)**

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, with hints of soft fruits and read sensations of almond and tomato. 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 - Ente regionale di sviluppo agricolo per il Molise. In: *Il germoplasma dell'olivo nel Molise*, Quaderno divulgativo dell'ERSA (2000), n° 5.

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