*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

212 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **13,97 ± 0,02** Palmitoleic acid **2,04 ± 0,07** Stearic acid **1,83 ± 0,03** Oleic acid **67,78 ± 0,28**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

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

**References:** 

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **11,36 ± 0,07** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,76 ± 0,03** Arachic acid **0,23 ± 0,03** Eicosenoic acid **0,02 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,05 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **172 - 182 169 - 179 208 - 208 210 - 214 124 - 130 170 - 170** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 166 - 166 166 - 193 154 - 210 213 - 232** 

1 - Pietrangeli E., Russo A., In: *Olivi D'Abruzzo*, Grafiche di Prinzio (1997), pp. 48-49. 2 - Muzzalupo I., Salimonti A., Caravita M. A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 129-135.

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 **5,15 ± 0,04** ǚ6/ǚ3 **15,01 ± 0,72**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,18 ± 0,43)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,00 ± 0,09)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,27 ± 0,76)**  Number of flowers: **medium (22,83 ± 0,33)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,35 ± 0,42)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,37 ± 0,04)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Nera di Cantinella "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 215

Areal distribution or origin area: **Calabria** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (4,05 ± 0,36)**  Oil content (%): **medium (14,12 ± 1,26)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,24 ± 0,60)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,69 ± 0,29)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,12 ± 0,57)** Number of flowers: **medium (20,55 ± 3,64)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,12 ± 0,24)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,48 ± 0,11)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **dual purpose**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small**

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

Symmetry: **slightly symmetric**

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*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.


## *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 Convegno Nazionale sulla Biodiversità*, Ed Delfino (2000), pp. 497-500.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Lombardo N., Salimonti A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 142-148.
