*Morphological characters*

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

### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

160 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01**  Palmitic acid **10,09 ± 0,83** Palmitoleic acid **0,86 ± 0,43** Stearic acid **1,63 ± 0,03** Oleic acid **76,10 ± 0,26**

*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.

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **9,28 ± 0,04** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,92 ± 0,04** Arachic acid **0,28 ± 0,07** Eicosenoic acid **0,04 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,09 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **198 - 206 179 - 179 218 - 222 218 - 218 124 - 130 150 - 157** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 135 - 135 166 - 177 154 - 205 205 - 205** 

1 - Lombardo N. In: *Le risorse genetiche vegetali presso gli* IRSA, MIPAF (2001), 1: pp. 361-405. 2 - Muzzalupo I., Stefanizzi F., Bucci C., *et al.* In *Acta Italus Hortus,* (2011), 1: 138 –140.

*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 **0,05 ± 0,02** 

Unsat./satured **7,32 ± 0,53** ǚ6/ǚ3 **10,14 ± 0,44**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,51 ± 0,69)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,19 ± 0,19)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (2,43 ± 0,90)** Number of flowers: **low (16,43 ± 2,43)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **very high (9,38 ± 0,63)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central** Apex: **rounded** Base: **truncate** Niplle: **obvious** Lenticels: **many and large**

## *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,68 ± 0,08)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** Mucron: **obvious** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex** Apex: **rounded**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **scabrous** Number of grooves: **high** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Intosso "** *(synonymy: Grossa, Indossa, Olivo da cuccare, etc.)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 163

Areal distribution or origin area: **Abruzzo** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **high (9,18 ± 0,26)**  Oil content (%): **medium (42,80 ± 0,25)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,62 ± 0,63)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,46 ± 0,17)**

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,93 ± 0,43)** Number of flowers: **medium (19,37 ± 3,71)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (4,36 ± 0,37)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,44 ± 0,01)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **high** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

**towards apex**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose** 

*Inflorescence characters*

Purpose: **dual purpose**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*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-high, with good sensation of grass, artichoke and tomato. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium-high intensity. 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: 21.

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

<sup>3 -</sup> Muzzalupo I., Stefanizzi F., Perri E. *HortScience* (2009), 44: pp. 582-588.
