*Morphological characters*

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

### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

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Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00** Palmitic acid **12,60 ± 0,86** Palmitoleic acid **1,78 ± 0,22** Stearic acid **1,91 ± 0,07** Oleic acid **72,13 ± 0,22**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

(2007), pp. 146-150.

**ity.**

*Comment:* **fruity medium, with taste of almond. Balanced taste sensation with medium-light bitter and spicy. Medium fluid-**

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **8,65 ± 0,71** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,89 ± 0,10** Arachic acid **0,30 ± 0,01** Eicosenoic acid **0,02± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,05 ± 0,05**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 162 177 - 185 212 - 222 210 - 210 124 - 144 159 - 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 - 150 177 - 193 154 - 154 108 - 108** 

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 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **5,71± 0,41** ǚ6/ǚ3 **9,76 ± 0,33**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (6,22 ± 1,66)**  Blade width (cm): **broad (1,66 ± 0,18)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,36 ± 0,67)**  Number of flowers: **medium (18,69 ± 3,71)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,34 ± 0,55)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and large** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,42 ± 0,05)**  Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

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## *Biochemical Characters*

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Cellina di Nardo' "** *(synonymy: Cafarella, Leccese, Oliva di Nardo', Saracena, Vosciola, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 73

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (3,34 ± 0,01)**  Oil content (%): **low (36,23 ± 1,55)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **strong** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **few and small** 

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

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **symmetric** 

**central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose** 

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

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,36 ± 0,56)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,60 ± 0,25)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,40 ± 0,72)** Number of flowers: **medium (17,83 ± 2,52)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (1,39 ± 0,35)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,32 ± 0,06)**

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 hints of almond and read sensations of grass and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium bitter and spicy. Medium 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: *Contributo alla caratterizzazione del germoplasma olivicolo pugliese*, Istituto Sperimentale per l'Olivicoltura (2004), pp. 33-36.

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