*Morphological characters*

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

*Biochemical Characters*

238 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **12,19 ± 1,45** Palmitoleic acid **0,95 ± 0,44** Stearic acid **1,99 ± 0,27** Oleic acid **77,32 ± 2,87**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**high fluidity.**

**References:** 

Ist. Sper. Olivic. (2004), pp. 65-68.

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,25 ± 2,52** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,90 ± 0,11** Arachic acid **0,31 ± 0,07** Eicosenoic acid **0,12 ± 0,09** Behenic acid **0,09 ± 0,04**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **172 - 194 179 - 181 208 - 212 214 - 224 124 - 144 159 - 170** 

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

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 177 - 182 182 - 205 205 - 205** 

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 **0,05 ± 0,03** 

Unsat./satured **5,91 ± 0,68** ǚ6/ǚ3 **11,38 ± 1,85**

> *Leaf characters* Blade length (cm): **medium (6,14 ± 0,57)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,53 ± 0,24)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

*Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,29 ± 0,30)** Number of flowers: **low (16,19 ± 2,67)**

*Fruit characters* Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (1,94 ± 0,15)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid** Symmetry: **asymmetric** Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central** Apex: **rounded** Base: **truncate** Niplle: **obvious** Lenticels: **many and small**

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **low (0,27 ± 0,03)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** Mucron: **obvious** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex** Apex: **rounded** Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose** Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Ogliarola messinese "** *(synonymy: Aliva grossa, Castriciana, Marcellese, Nostrale, Ogliara, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 241

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **high (9,75 ± 1,48)**  Oil content (%): **high (53,22 ± 0,60)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,32 ± 0,57)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,43 ± 0,16)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,07 ± 0,52)** Number of flowers: **low (14,57 ± 2,16)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (5,56 ± 0,62)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,60 ± 0,18)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

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

**central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  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-high, with hints of almond, grass, and artichoke, read sensations of leaf. 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 - Rotundo A., Marone E*.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo lucano*, Olita - Potenza (2002), pp. 115-118.

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.
