*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

168 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,00 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **13,95 ± 0,93** Palmitoleic acid **2,59 ± 0,28** Stearic acid **1,60 ± 0,08** Oleic acid **67,76 ± 0,48**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

**sity, medium fluidity.**

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

97-9.

1 - Alfei B*.* In: *olivo e Olio*, (2003), 1: pp. 18-20.

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

For each *locus* the allele size (expressed in base pairs) is reported.

*Comment:* **fruity medium - light, with hints of artichoke and almond. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium inten-**

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,54 ± 0,41** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,84 ± 0,07** Arachic acid **0,24 ± 0,04** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,07 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **172 - 172 177 - 185 214 - 214 214 - 224 124 - 144 157 - 157** 

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

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 177 - 193 154 - 205 200 - 200** 

*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 **0,03 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **5,21 ± 0,30** ǚ6/ǚ3 **12,64 ± 1,59**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,88 ± 0,59)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,43 ± 0,14)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,78 ± 1,99)**  Number of flowers: **medium (20,14 ± 1,18)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,28 ± 0,21)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **tenuous** Lenticels: **many and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,48 ± 0,05)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Leccino "** *(synonymy: Colombina, Leccino di Belmonte, Toscano, Verolana, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 171

Areal distribution or origin area: **Toscana** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (4,03 ± 0,17)**  Oil content (%): **medium (46,20 ± 0,71)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,10 ± 0,39)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,53 ± 0,13)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Number of flowers: **low (12,83 ± 1,91)**

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,90 ± 1,67)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,41 ± 0,19)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,52 ± 0,06)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Number of grooves: **high** 

*Pit characters* 

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

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

*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 - Cimato A., Cantini C., Sani G. In: *Atti 4° Convegno Nazionale sulla Biodiversità,* Alghero (2000), pp. 497-500. 2 - Various authors. In: *Catalogo Nazionale delle Varietà di Olivo*. University of Bari (in press), ISBN 978-88-88793- 97-9.
