**" Zimbimbo "**

*(synonymy: Nzimbibolo)* 

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,66 ± 1,34)**  Oil content (%): **medium (39,72 ± 1,98)** Purpose: **oil**

## *Morphological characters*

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

*Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

416 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,03 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **11,44 ± 0,77** Palmitoleic acid **0,68 ± 0,13** Stearic acid **2,05 ± 0,50** Oleic acid **79,77 ± 0,79**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

reported.

**dium-high fluidity.** 

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **3,92 ± 1,37** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,84 ± 0,13** Arachic acid **0,24 ± 0,05** Eicosenoic acid **0,04 ± 0,02** Behenic acid **0,11 ± 0,08**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **182 - 206 177 - 177 212 - 212 214 - 214 124 - 144 150 - 170** 

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

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 150 - 150 166 - 193 182 - 182 108 - 108** 

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.

*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 **0,06 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **6,19 ± 0,25** ǚ6/ǚ3 **4,60 ± 0,91**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,54 ± 0,36)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,62 ± 0,16)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

*Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,13 ± 0,38)** Number of flowers: **low (13,92 ± 0,96)**

*Fruit characters* Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (2,00 ± 0,32)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **tenuous** Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,35 ± 0,04)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Zinzifarica "** *(synonymy: Zinzolarica, Zuzufarica.)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 419

Areal distribution or origin area: **Calabria** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **high (7,74 ± 2,23)**  Oil content (%): **medium (48,22 ± 0,18)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium** Growth habit: **spreading**

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

Symmetry: **symmetric**

Lenticels: **few and small**

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

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **tenuous** Symmetry: **symmetric**

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Canopy-density: **medium-sparse**

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,25 ± 0,63)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,13 ± 0,07)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,37 ± 1,26)** Number of flowers: **low (16,21 ± 1,88)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,92 ± 0,08)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,47 ± 0,11)**

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 artichoke, read sensations of grass, tomato and almond. Balanced taste sensation with a 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.


#### **References:**

1 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Contributo alla caratterizzazione del germoplasma olivicolo pugliese*, Ist. Sper. Olivic. (2004), pp. 101-104.

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