*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

356 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,02 ± 0,01**  Palmitic acid **11,21 ± 1,42** Palmitoleic acid **2,45 ± 0,48** Stearic acid **1,56 ± 0,12** Oleic acid **70,82 ± 0,02**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

**spicy. Medium fluidity.** 

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

Napoli, (2000).

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with taste of almond, tomato and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with medium bitter and** 

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,41 ± 1,10** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,72 ± 0,01** Arachic acid **0,28 ± 0,03** Eicosenoic acid **0,09 ± 0,11** Behenic acid **0,11 ± 0,06**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **172 - 172 173 - 179 214 - 218 214 - 218 124 - 144 157 - 159** 

1 - Pugliano G., Flaminio G., Pugliano M.L., *et al.* In: *La risorsa genetica dell'olivo in Campania,* SE. S.I.R.C.A. Ed.

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 150 143 - 143 164 - 177 154 - 205 205 - 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 **0,08 ± 0,08** 

Unsat./satured **6,51 ± 0,87** ǚ6/ǚ3 **14,55 ± 1,40**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,50 ± 0,33)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,27 ± 0,10)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,66 ± 1,44)** Number of flowers: **low (15,81 ± 0,52)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,40 ± 1,41)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent**  Lenticels: **few and small**

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,52 ± 0,18)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Sant'Agostino "** *(synonymy: Grossa di Andria, Oliva di Andria, Oliva grossa, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 359

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **high (8,73 ± 0,21)**  Oil content (%): **medium (48,14 ± 2,33)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,32 ± 0,77)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,56 ± 0,21)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate** 

Number of flowers: **low (14,55 ± 1,38)**

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

**towards base**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **scabrous** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,80 ± 0,62)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **very high (6,71 ± 1,50)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **very high (0,70 ± 0,09)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **table**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

*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 read sensations of artichoke, almond and grass. Balanced taste sensation with medium-light spicy and bitter. Medium-light 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. 66-70.

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