*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

408 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **15,41 ± 2,44** Palmitoleic acid **3,17 ± 1,27** Stearic acid **1,73 ± 0,12** Oleic acid **55,68 ± 4,84**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

(2007), pp. 182-186.

*Comment:* **fruity medium, with taste of aromatic herbs. Balanced taste sensation with medium bitter and spicy. Medium fluidity.**

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **19,14 ± 5,05** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,74 ± 0,06** Arachic acid **0,32 ± 0,01** Eicosenoic acid **0,25 ± 0,07** Behenic acid **0,11 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **198 - 198 179 - 179 208 - 212 210 - 214 124 - 124 157 - 159** 

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 - 150 177 - 193 154 - 182 164 - 205** 

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 **0,08 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **4,57 ± 0,64** ǚ6/ǚ3 **25,84 ± 4,63**

> Blade length (cm): **long (7,02 ± 0,42)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,49± 0,15)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolata**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,76 ± 1,63)**  Number of flowers: **low (15,50 ± 4,27)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,93 ± 1,99)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **obvious** Lenticels: **many and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,57 ± 0,08)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

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Innocenzo Muzzalupo 411

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,03 ± 0,08)**  Oil content (%): **medium (50,35 ± 0,26)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **absent** 

**central** Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose** 

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

Blade length (cm): **short (4,51 ± 0,44)**  Blade width (cm): **narrow (0,95 ± 0,12)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,97 ± 1,56)**  Number of flowers: **medium (21,78 ± 3,48)** 

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,39 ± 0,45)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,30 ± 0,01)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

*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 almond and artichoke. 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 - Parlati M. V., Pandolfi S. In: *Olivo e Olio,* (2001), 4: pp. 67-72.

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