*Morphological characters*

## *Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium** Growth habit: **erect**  Canopy-density: **sparse**

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

414 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **14,42 ± 0,49** Palmitoleic acid **1,23 ± 0,04** Stearic acid **2,13 ± 0,04** Oleic acid **60,80 ± 0,07**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

**idity.**

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

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

For each *locus* the allele size (expressed in base pairs) is reported.

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **18,38 ± 0,56** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,66 ± 0,02** Arachic acid **0,39 ± 0,03** Eicosenoic acid **0,35 ± 0,04** Behenic acid **0,15 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **198 - 206 177 - 181 214 - 214 214 - 214 130 - 144 150 - 157** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 143 - 143 166 - 177 161 - 205 205 - 213** 

2 - Muzzalupo I., Stefanizzi F., Bucci C., *et al.* In *Acta Italus Hortus,* (2011), 1: 138 –140.

1 - Pannelli G., Alfei B., D' Ambrosio A., *et al.* In: *Varietà di olivo in Umbria*, Ed. Pliniana (2000), pp. 1-6.

*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 **0,08 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **4,81 ± 0,14** ǚ6/ǚ3 **28,05 ± 0,06**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,56 ± 0,45)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,27 ± 0,11)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,35 ± 1,50)**  Number of flowers: **low (12,58 ± 2,70)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,00 ± 1,99)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central** Apex: **rounded** Base: **rounded** Niplle: **tenuous** Lenticels: **few and small**

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,54 ± 0,18)**  Shape (length/width): **ovoid** Mucron: **absent** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex** Apex: **rounded** Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose** Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Zimbimbo "** *(synonymy: Nzimbibolo)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 417

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

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **strong** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

**central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **tenuous**

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Number of grooves: **low** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **asymmetric** 

**central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose** 

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

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

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

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (2,00 ± 0,32)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,35 ± 0,04)**

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.


Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*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. 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 - 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.
