*Morphological characters*

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

### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

398 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,03 ± 0,03** Palmitic acid **13,44 ± 0,57** Palmitoleic acid **1,23 ± 0,23** Stearic acid **1,94 ± 0,14** Oleic acid **72,11 ± 1,17**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

(2007), pp. 72-76.

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with hints of grass and tomato, read sensations of almond and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium- bitter and spicy. Medium-high** 

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **8,82 ± 0,61** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,85 ± 0,03** Arachic acid **0,28 ± 0,04** Eicosenoic acid **0,10 ± 0,14** Behenic acid **0,07 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 198 169 - 177 208 - 212 210 - 214 124 - 144 136 - 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 - 150 166 - 193 154 - 154 108 - 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 **0,04 ± 0,02** 

Unsat./satured **5,34 ± 0,29** ǚ6/ǚ3 **10,37 ± 0,83**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,23 ± 0,44)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,13 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic - lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,02 ± 1,34)** Number of flowers: **medium (19,38 ± 2,57)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,60 ± 0,26)** Shape (length/width): **spherical** Symmetry: **symmetric** Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central** Apex: **rounded** Base: **rounded** Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and small**

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,37 ± 0,05)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid** Mucron: **obvious** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central** Apex: **rounded** Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose** Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Tortiglione "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 401

Areal distribution or origin area: **Abruzzo** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **high (9,47 ± 0,37)**  Oil content (%): **medium (41,86 ± 2,07)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Blade length (cm): **medium (4,87 ± 0,65)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,21 ± 0,15)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic - lanceolate** 

Number of flowers: **low (17,39 ± 2,58)**

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,66 ± 2,81)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (1,69 ± 0,27)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **low (0,20 ± 0,04)**

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, with read sensations of almond, 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 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo calabrese*, Ist. Sper. Olivic.(2003), pp:17.

2 - Perri E., Mazzotti F., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Relazione attività, CO.R.ASS.OL.* (2003).

3 - Muzzalupo I., Chiappetta A., Benincasa C., *et al Sci Hortic-Amsterdam*, (2010), 126: pp. 324-329.
