*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

300 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00** Palmitic acid **14,67 ± 0,76** Palmitoleic acid **1,61 ± 0,06** Stearic acid **2,19 ± 0,17** Oleic acid **66,63 ± 0,65**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **11,86 ± 1,07** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,96 ± 0,01** Arachic acid **0,33 ± 0,01** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,00** Behenic acid **0,08 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **176 - 182 179 - 181 208 - 222 210 - 214 124 - 124 157 - 170** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 166 - 166 143 - 154 164 - 164** 

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 **0,03 ± 0,00** 

Unsat./satured **4,75 ± 0,19** ǚ6/ǚ3 **12,37 ± 1,27**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,32 ± 0,40)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,06 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,25 ± 0,70)** Number of flowers: **medium (15,51 ± 1,32)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,81± 0,02)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **few and large** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,45 ± 0,01)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Posolella "** *(synonymy: Gentile, Precoce.)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 303

Areal distribution or origin area: **Abruzzo** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,11 ± 0,21)**  Oil content (%): **medium (43,01 ± 2,05)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

Growth habit: **spreading-erect**  Canopy-density: **medium-sparse** 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,50 ± 0,38)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,00 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,53 ± 1,28)** Number of flowers: **medium (18,79 ± 1,69)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (1,60 ± 0,07)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **low (0,26 ± 0,01)**

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:* **medium fruity, with good sensation of almond and aromatic herbs, less grass and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation, with bitter and spicy medium. 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 - Pietrangeli E., Russo A., In: *Olivi D'Abruzzo*, Grafiche di Prinzio (1997), pp. 54-55.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Salimonti A., Caravita M. A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 129-135.
