**" Giusta "**

*(synonymy: Justa, Mezza oliva, Oliva tonda, Rizza, etc.)* 

Areal distribution or origin area: **Basilicata** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,94 ± 1,61)**  Oil content (%): **low (41,59 ± 2,66)** Purpose: **dual purpose**

## *Morphological characters*

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

*Biochemical Characters*

142 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,00 ± 0,00** Palmitic acid **12,90 ± 0,44** Palmitoleic acid **1,09 ± 0,05** Stearic acid **1,86 ± 0,10** Oleic acid **61,61 ± 0,76**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

reported.

(2007), pp. 100-104.

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **19,05 ± 0,21** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,87 ± 0,04** Arachic acid **1,12 ± 0,05** Eicosenoic acid **0,36 ± 0,06** Behenic acid **0,08 ± 0,00**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 198 181 - 185 212 - 212 210 - 214 124 - 144 136 - 159** 

*Table 2.* Microsatellites (SSR) *loci* analyzed. For each *locus* the allele size (expressed in base pairs) is

1 - Caruso T., Cartabellotta D., Motisi A., *et all*. In: *Cultivar di olivo siciliane*, Università degli Studi di Palermo

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 166 - 166 143 - 182 213 - 213** 

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

*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 **0,06 ± 0,02** 

Unsat./satured **5,54 ± 0,26** ǚ6/ǚ3 **22,05 ± 1,15**

> *Leaf characters* Blade length (cm): **medium (5,98 ± 0,45)**  Blade width (cm): **broad (1,54 ± 0,15)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

*Inflorescence characters* Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,04 ± 1,23)**  Number of flowers: **low (14,34 ± 1,86)** 

*Fruit characters* Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,72 ± 0,06)**  Shape (length/width): **ovoid** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central** Apex: **rounded** Base: **rounded** Niplle: **obvious** Lenticels: **many and small**

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,48 ± ,011)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic** Mucron: **obvious** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex** Apex: **rounded** Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose** Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Gnagnaro "** *(synonymy: Gragnaro)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 145

Areal distribution or origin area: **Molise** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (1,71 ± 0,06)**  Oil content (%): **low (36,14 ± 1,56)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **short (4,98 ± 0,43)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,34 ± 0,18)**

Number of flowers: **low (19,47 ± 1,42)**

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

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,21 ± 1,85)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (0,59 ± 0,01)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **low (0,22 ± 0,01)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

*Inflorescence characters*

Symmetry: **asymmetric** 

Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters* 

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

Number of grooves: **low** 

**central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **smooth** 

Purpose: **oil**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

**central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **tenuous**

*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 and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium-high bitter and 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 - Rotundo A., Marone E*.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo lucano*, Olita-Potenza (2002), pp. 57-60.

2 - Rotundo A., Perri E.,Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo meridionale*, (2012 in press).

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