**" Monaca "**

*(synonymy: Calabrise, Monaca, etc.)* 

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,20 ± 1,09)**  Oil content (%): **medium (40,74 ± 0,93)** Purpose: **oil**

## *Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

188 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,02 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **11,24 ± 0,37** Palmitoleic acid **0,41 ± 0,04** Stearic acid **1,77 ± 0,02** Oleic acid **75,35 ± 1,08**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **9,69 ± 0,72** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,97 ± 0,01** Arachic acid **0,22 ± 0,09** Eicosenoic acid **0,03 ± 0,02** Behenic acid **0,05 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **176 - 206 181 - 185 208 - 212 214 - 214 124 - 130 159 - 184** 

*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.

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 **0,04 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **6,57 ± 0,22** ǚ6/ǚ3 **9,99 ± 0,59**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,06 ± 0,42)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,38 ± 0,13)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,95 ± 2,30)**  Number of flowers: **high (25,08 ± 1,76)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,38 ± 0,02)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **tenuous**  Lenticels: **few and large** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,55 ± 0,06)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic** Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Mora "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 191

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **high (8,63 ± 1,73)**  Oil content (%): **low (37,70 ± 1,46)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,64 ± 0,54)**  Blade width (cm): **broad (1,83 ± 0,27)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Number of flowers: **low (13,07 ± 1,17)** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,34 ± 1,71)** 

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (4,75 0,76)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,51 ± 0,15)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **dual purpose**

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **absent** 

**towards apice**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose** 

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*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 taste of aromatic herbs, read sensations of almond, grass and leaves. Balanced taste sensation with 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*.* In: *Le risorse genetiche vegetali presso gli IRSA*, Ed. MIPAF (2001), 1:pp. 361-405.

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