**" Cavalieri "**

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (7,06 ± 1,59)**  Oil content (%): **medium (48,12 ± 1,37)** Purpose: **oil**

## *Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

68 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,02 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **13,44 ± 0,77** Palmitoleic acid **1,45 ± 0,02** Stearic acid **3,53 ± 0,51** Oleic acid **68,87 ± 0,35**

*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 grass and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium-high bitter and spicy. Medium-high** 

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,14 ± 0,15** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,62 ± 0,07** Arachic acid **0,24 ± 0,03** Eicosenoic acid **0,03 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,06 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **198 - 206 179 - 179 208 - 222 210 - 214 124 - 130 159 - 170** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 177 - 177 154 - 205 170 - 213** 

1 - Lombardo N. In: *Le risorse genetiche vegetali presso gli* IRSA, MIPAF (2001), 1: pp. 361-405.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Stefanizzi F., Perri E. *HortScience* (2009), 44: 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 **4,74 ± 0,10** ǚ6/ǚ3 **16,46 ± 2,16**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,66 ± 0,44)** Blade width (cm): **narrow (0,99 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,72 ± 1,33)** Number of flowers: **medium (18,04 ± 2,69)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,71 ± 0,26)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent**  Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,34 ± 0,03)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **tenuous** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex** Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **smooth**  Number of grooves: **low** 

#### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Cazzinicchio "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 71

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,69 ± 0,05)**  Oil content (%): **medium (43,83 ± 0,88)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,22 ± 1,66)**  Blade width (cm): **broad (1,66 ± 0,18)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,36 ± 0,67)**  Number of flowers: **medium (18,69 ± 3,71)** 

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,34 ± 0,55)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,42 ± 0,05)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **dual purpose**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and large** 

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

Number of grooves: **low** 

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

**central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose** 

*Table 1.* Average values (express in % ± standard deviations) of the fatty acids methyl esters and nutritional ratios obtained from single cultivar olive oils.


Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

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

## *Molecular Markers*

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


#### **References:**

1 - Caruso T., Cartabellotta D., Motisi A., *et all*. In: *Cultivar di olivo siciliane*, Università degli Studi di Palermo (2007), pp. 146-150.

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