*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

46 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00** Palmitic acid **12,93 ± 0,08** Palmitoleic acid **1,07 ± 0,49** Stearic acid **1,80 ± 0,53** Oleic acid **75,46 ± 1,20**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

reported.

(2007), pp. 29-34.

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **6,65 ± 0,63** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,82 ± 0,04** Arachic acid **0,21 ± 0,03** Eicosenoic acid **0,04 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,06 ± 0,03**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **176 - 198 181 - 181 212 - 212 210 - 214 124 - 126 136 - 150** 

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

1 - Caruso T., Cartabellotta D., Motisi A., *et all*. In: *Cultivar di olivo siciliane*, Università degli Studi di Palermo

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 150 - 150 166 - 193 154 - 154 213 - 213** 

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 **0,05 ± 0,03** 

Unsat./satured **5,64 ± 0,24** ǚ6/ǚ3 **8,25 ± 6,05**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,48 ± 0,39)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,35 ± 0,12)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,73 ± 1,01)**  Number of flowers: **low (14,09 ± 0,39)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,74 ± 0,11)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded** Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **few and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,50 ± 0,05)**  Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious**  Simmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **smooth**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Calatina "** *(synonymy: Galatina, Montagna, Montagna Calatina, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 49

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,35 ± 0,42)**  Oil content (%): **medium (45,39 ± 2,10)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,26 ± 0,16)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,27 ± 0,14)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic - lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,12 ± 0,02)** Number of flowers: **medium (23,25 ± 2,52)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,54 ± 0,82)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,40 ± 0,11)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

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

Purpose: **oil**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

Symmetry: **asymmetric** 

Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **absent** 

**central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **scabrous** 

*Table 1.* Average values (express in % ± standard deviations) of the fatty acids methyl esters and nutritional ratios obtained from single cultivar olive oils.


## *Molecular Markers*

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


#### **References:**

1 - Tucci A., Mule' R., Fodale A. S. In: *Indagini sul germoplasma olivicolo in Sicilia*, Sviluppo Agricolo (1995), 1/2: pp. 55-64.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Lombardo N., Salimonti A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. 2008, 22(2): pp. 142-148.
