**" Terza Grande "**

*(synonymy: Di Bosa, Di Cuglieri, Olia Terza, Terza, etc.)* 

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sardegna** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,65 ± 0,10)**  Oil content (%): **medium (42,46 ± 0,57)** Purpose: **dual purpose**

## *Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

382 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **16,04 ± 2.74** Palmitoleic acid **2,87 ± 1,94** Stearic acid **1,28 ± 0,02** Oleic acid **64,92 ± 0,59**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

Ist. Sper. Olivic. (2004), pp. 93-96.

*Comment:* **fruity medium, with read sensations of artichoke and soft fruits. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium-light intensity. Medium fluidity.**

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,92 ± 1,37** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,86 ± 0,04** Arachic acid **0,17 ± 0,03** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,00** Behenic acid **0,06 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **172 - 194 179 - 179 208 - 212 214 - 214 124 - 144 150 - 159** 

1 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Contributo alla caratterizzazione del germoplasma olivicolo pugliese*,

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 177 - 182 143 - 205 108 - 170** 

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 **0,02 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **4,62 ± 0,78** ǚ6/ǚ3 **12,69 ± 0,99**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,11 ± 0,34)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,21 ± 0,11)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,60 ± 0,67)** Number of flowers: **low (15,31 ± 1,52)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,13 ± 1,03)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **obvious** Lenticels: **many and large** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,60 ± 0,06)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **scabrous**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Tombarello "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 385

Areal distribution or origin area: **Calabria** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,14 ± 1,44)**  Oil content (%): **medium (44,95 ± 4,80)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

Symmetry: **symmetric**

Lenticels: **many and small**

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

Number of grooves: **low** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **absent** Symmetry: **symmetric**

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

Blade length (cm): **short (4,36 ± 0,30)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,27 ± 0,16)**

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,74 ± 0,55)** Number of flowers: **medium (19,34 ± 1,60)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (1,49 ± 0,14)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **low (0,25 ± 0,04)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

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

*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-high, with hints of almond and read sensations of grass, tomato, and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium-high bitter and medium spicy. 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 - Various authors. In: *Catalogo Nazionale delle Varietà di Olivo* . University of Bari (in press), ISBN 978-88-88793- 97-9.

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