*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

292 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,00 ± 0,00** Palmitic acid **11,46 ± 1,34** Palmitoleic acid **0,64 ± 0,06** Stearic acid **2,03 ± 0,34** Oleic acid **75,04 ± 0,26**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

(2007), pp. 118-122.

**dium-high fluidity.**

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with taste of almond, read sensations of tomato, grass, leaf and aromatic herbs. Balanced taste sensation with medium bitter and spicy. Me-**

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **8,55 ± 0,52** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,88 ± 0,09** Arachic acid **0,47 ± 0,51** Eicosenoic acid **0,29 ± 0,24** Behenic acid **0,15 ± 0,05**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 182 177 - 179 212 - 212 210 - 210 124 - 144 150 - 184** 

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

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 166 - 166 182 - 182 205 - 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 **0,07 ± 0,03** 

Unsat./satured **6,21 ± 0,75** ǚ6/ǚ3 **9,80 ± 1,55**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,35 ± 0,42)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,21 ± 0,12)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic - lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,83 ± 0,29)**  Number of flowers: **high (29,72 ± 2,80)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,35 ± 0,04)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  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): **medium (0,33 ± 0,02)**  Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Pisciottana "** *(synonymy: Ogliastrina, Olivo dell'ascea.)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 295

Areal distribution or origin area: **Campania** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,83 ± 1,47)**  Oil content (%): **medium (40,12 ± 0,85)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

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

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,67 ± 0,54)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,68 ± 0,16)**

Number of flowers: **low (13,39 ± 0,29)**

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,12 ± 1,35)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (1,83 ± 0,31)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **low (0,29 ± 0,06)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

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

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

*Inflorescence characters*

*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 - light, with hints of artichoke and almond. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium –light intensity, medium fluidity.**

## *Molecular Markers*

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


#### **References:**

1 - Various authors. In: *Catalogo Nazionale delle Varietà di Olivo* . University of Bari (in press), ISBN 978-88-88793- 97-9.

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