*Morphological characters*

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

### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

258 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01**  Palmitic acid **12,33 ± 1,16** Palmitoleic acid **0,72 ± 0,09** Stearic acid **2,12 ± 0,79** Oleic acid **76,13 ± 1,23**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

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

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **7,06 ± 0,13** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,69 ± 0,04** Arachic acid **0,23 ± 0,05** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,00** Behenic acid **0,05 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 206 177 - 177 212 - 222 214 - 214 124 - 144 170 - 170** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 150 - 150 177 - 177 182 - 210 205 - 205** 

1 - Basso M. In: *Le cultivar coltivate sui monti pisani*, Ann. Fac. Agr. Pisa (1958), 12 pp. 14-54. 2 - Muzzalupo I., Lombardo N., Salimonti A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 142-148.

*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 **5,80 ± 0,24** ǚ6/ǚ3 **10,17 ± 0,34**

> Blade length (cm): **long (7,06 ± 0,66)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,23 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic - lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,98 ± 0,46)** Number of flowers: **medium (23,15 ± 0,94)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,29 ± 0,72)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **tenuous** Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,58± 0,03)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Ortice "** *(synonymy: Iessana, Olivastro, Oliviello, Olivona, Testicolo di Gallo, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 261

Areal distribution or origin area: **Campania** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,43 ± 0,33)**  Oil content (%): **medium (43,38 ± 0,38)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,44 ± 0,56)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,11 ± 0,13)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,45 ± 0,50)**  Number of flowers: **medium (22,84 ± 1,62)** 

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,28 ± 0,22)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,37 ± 0,02)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **low** 

Purpose: **dual purpose**

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

*Inflorescence characters*

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

**towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **obvious**

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

*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 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 - Pannelli G., Alfei B., Santinelli A. In: *Varietà di olivo nelle Marche*, (2001), ASSAM pp. 85-88.

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