*Morphological characters*

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

## *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

56 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **16,00 ± 0,35** Palmitoleic acid **2,65 ± 0,05** Stearic acid **1,85 ± 0,08** Oleic acid **59,86 ± 0,13**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **15,88 ± 0,25** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,84 ± 0,05** Arachic acid **0,29 ± 0,03** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,07 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **198 - 210 181 - 185 212 - 218 214 - 214 124 - 124 150 - 170** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 150 - 150 177 - 193 154 - 205 213 - 213** 

1 - Pietrangeli E., Russo A., In: *Olivi D'Abruzzo*, Grafiche di Prinzio (1997), pp. 28-29. 2 - Muzzalupo I., Lombardo N., Salimonti A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 142-148.

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 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **4,40 ± 0,10** ǚ6/ǚ3 **19,04 ± 1,44**

> Blade length (cm): **long (7,18 ± 0,72)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,57 ± 0,21)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,96 ± 0,24)** Number of flowers: **low (15,62 ± 1,02)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,87 ± 1,60)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle:**absent** Lenticels: **few and large** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,51 ± 0,17)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards base**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **truncate**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Carmelitana "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 59

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,47 ± 0,01)**  Oil content (%): **medium (47,94 ± 2,47)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **table**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

**central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **obvious**

*Inflorescence characters*

Lenticels: **few and large** 

*Pit characters* 

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

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

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

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,23 ± 0,52)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,54 ± 0,16)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,56 ± 0,74)** Number of flowers: **medium (15,90 ± 1,36)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,60 ± 0,82)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **very high (0,71 ± 0,08)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

Number of grooves: **medium** 

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

*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 - Bandino G., Sedda P., Moro C., *et al.* In: *Atti 4° Convegno Nazionale sulla Biodiversità,* Alghero (2000), pp 243- 246.

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