**" Dolce Agogia "**

*(synonymy: Agogia, Dolce, Nerello, Olivella.)* 

Areal distribution or origin area: **Umbria** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (4,98 ± 0,06)**  Oil content (%): **medium (44,30 ± 1,80)** Purpose: **oil**

## *Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

102 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **11,73 ± 0,34** Palmitoleic acid **1,67 ± 0,07** Stearic acid **1,66 ± 0,06** Oleic acid **80,15 ± 0,04**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with hints of artichoke and read sensations of grass and almond. 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) **4,16 ± 0,26** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,99 ± 0,01** Arachic acid **0,32 ± 0,00** Eicosenoic acid **0,03 ± 0,00** Behenic acid **0,09 ± 0,00**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 198 179 - 181 208 - 212 214 - 214 124 - 144 170 - 170** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 177 - 193 182 - 182 213 - 213** 

1 - Cimato A., Cantini C., Sani G. In: *L'olivo in Toscana: il germoplasma autoctono*, Ed. ARSIA (2001). 2 - Muzzalupo I., Lombardo N., Salimonti A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 142-148.

*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 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **6,32 ± 0,16** ǚ6/ǚ3 **4,18 ± 0,23**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,95 ± 0,55)**  Blade width (cm): **medium(1,21 ± 0,10)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic—lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,90 ± 1,50)**  Number of flowers: **low (15,36 ± 1,30)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,12 ± 0,28)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,32 ± 0,01)**  Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **high** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Dolce d'Andria "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 105

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,62 ± 1,29)** 

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,76 ± 0,73)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,49 ± 0,32)**

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,60 ± 2,40)** Number of flowers: **low (15,20 ± 0,78)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,52 ± 0,13)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,86 ± 0,33)**

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

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Number of grooves: **low** 

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious**

**central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose** 

*Inflorescence characters*

Oil content (%): **low (36,97 ± 0,08)**

Purpose: **dual purpose**

Vigour: **medium-strong**  Growth habit: **spreading**  Canopy-density: **dense** 

*Tree characters* 

*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, with hints of almond and leaves. Balanced taste sensation with a medium bitter and medium-light 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 - Pannelli G., Alfei B., Rosati S., *et al.* In: *Varietà di olivo in Umbria*. Ed. Pliniana (2000), pp.13-18.

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