*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

310 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **13,21 ± 2,33** Palmitoleic acid **2,03 ± 0,47** Stearic acid **1,73 ± 0,13** Oleic acid **72,92 ± 2,98**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

reported.

*Comment:* **fruity medium, with taste of almond and artichoke, with read sensations of aromatic herbs. Balanced taste sensation with medium-high bitter and spicy. Medium** 

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **7,00 ± 0,38** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,62 ± 0,07** Arachic acid **0,27 ± 0,08** Eicosenoic acid **0,15 ± 0,12** Behenic acid **0,08 ± 0,04**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **172 - 182 179 - 185 208 - 208 212 - 214 124 - 130 159 - 170** 

*Table 2.* Microsatellites (SSR) *loci* analyzed. For each *locus* the allele size (expressed in base pairs) is

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 166 - 193 161 - 205 220 - 232** 

1 - Rotundo A., Marone E*.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo lucano*, Olita-Potenza (2002), pp. 135-138. 2 - Rotundo A., Perri E.,Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo meridionale*, (2012 in press).

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

*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 **0,07 ± 0,05** 

Unsat./satured **5,54 ± 0,98** ǚ6/ǚ3 **11,27 ± 0,89**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,49 ± 0,45)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,51 ± 0,12)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,71 ± 0,72)** Number of flowers: **medium (14,12 ± 1,27)**

*Fruit characters* Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,40 ± 0,09)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,38 ± 0,07)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **scabrous**  Number of grooves: **high** 

#### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Raggiola "** *(synonymy: Corgiola, Correggiolo, Ragiola, Vergiola, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 313

Areal distribution or origin area: **Marche** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (3,53 ± 0,61)**  Oil content (%): **medium (43,76 ± 1,15)**

*Morphological characters* 

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium** 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

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

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: **low** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **tenuous** 

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

*Inflorescence characters*

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,32 ± 0,37)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,38 ± 0,16)** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,98 ± 0,38)**  Number of flowers: **medium (19,08 ± 1,21)** 

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,40 ± 0,10)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,54 ± 0,09)** 

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.


## *Molecular Markers*

*Table 2.* Microsatellites (SSR) *loci* analyzed. For each *locus* the allele size (expressed in base pairs) is reported.


#### **References:**

1 - Various authors. In: *Catalogo Nazionale delle Varietà di Olivo* . University of Bari (in press), ISBN 978-88-88793- 97-9.

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