*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

312 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01**  Palmitic acid **10,26 ± 0,39** Palmitoleic acid **1,17 ± 0,73** Stearic acid **2,44 ± 0,03** Oleic acid **71,24 ± 0,36**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

**high spicy. Medium fluidity.**

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

97-9.

*Comment:* **fruity medium, with read sensations of almond and leaves. Balanced taste sensation with a medium bitter and medium-**

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **11,80 ± 0,85** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,81 ± 0,02** Arachic acid **0,61 ± 0,48** Eicosenoic acid **0,15 ± 0,17** Behenic acid **0,09 ± 0,03**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **194 - 198 177 - 179 218 - 222 212 - 224 124 - 130 170 - 184** 

1 - Various authors. In: *Catalogo Nazionale delle Varietà di Olivo* . University of Bari (in press), ISBN 978-88-88793-

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 135 - 135 164 - 182 143 - 143 205 - 220** 

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 **0,05 ± 0,02** 

Unsat./satured **6,59 ± 0,15** ǚ6/ǚ3 **14,54 ± 1,48**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,32 ± 0,37)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,38 ± 0,16)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,98 ± 0,38)**  Number of flowers: **medium (19,08 ± 1,21)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,40 ± 0,10)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **tenuous** Lenticels: **many and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,54 ± 0,09)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **tenuous**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Raja sabina "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 315

Areal distribution or origin area: **Lazio** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (4,22 ± 0,71)**  Oil content (%): **low (42,18 ± 0,79)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,87 ± 0,47)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,53 ± 0,17)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,70 ± 1,43)** Number of flowers: **low (17,08 ± 3,62)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,52 ± 0,08)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,68 ± 0,36)**

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and large** 

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

Symmetry: **slighltly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **low** 

*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. ASSAM* (2001), pp. 105-108.

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