*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

378 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01**  Palmitic acid **14,06 ± 1,28** Palmitoleic acid **1,30 ± 0,08** Stearic acid **2,92 ± 0,47** Oleic acid **67,93 ± 1,11**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**high fluidity.**

**References:** 

97-9.

*Comment:* **fruity medium-high, with hints of almond and read sensations of grass, leaves, and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation with a medium-high bitter and spicy. Medium-**

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,93 ± 0,42** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,92 ± 0,08** Arachic acid **0,29 ± 0,12** Eicosenoic acid **0,34 ± 0,07** Behenic acid **0,13 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **176 - 206 181 - 185 214 - 222 218 - 224 130 - 144 150 - 157** 

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

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 135 - 135 177 - 182 182 - 210 185 - 220** 

1 - Parlati M. V., Pandolfi S. In: *Olivo e Olio,* (2001), 4: pp. 67-72.

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 **0,06 ± 0,00** 

Unsat./satured **4,73 ± 0,56** ǚ6/ǚ3 **12,00 ± 1,48**

> Blade length (cm): **long (7,48 ± 0,98)** Blade width (cm): **broad (2,06 ± 0,35)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,58 ± 0,92)** Number of flowers: **medium (19,85 ± 2,32)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,21 ± 007)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **few and large** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,39 ± 0,03)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **smooth**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Termite di Bitetto "** *(synonymy: Cima di Bitetto, Mele di Bitetto, Oliva mele, Termite, etc.)* 

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 381

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (7,07 ± 0,76)**  Oil content (%): **medium (47,26 ± 0,21)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,38 ± 0,68)** Blade width (cm): **board (1,58 ± 0,22)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Number of flowers: **low (14,46 ± 2,68)**

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

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

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

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,80 ± 0,53)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,22 ± 0,68)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,56 ± 0,07)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **dual purpose**

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

*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, with taste of aromatic herbs. Balanced taste sensation with medium bitter and spicy. 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 - Various authors. In: *Catalogo Nazionale delle Varietà di Olivo*. University of Bari (in press), ISBN 978-88-88793- 97-9.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Salimonti A., Caravita M. A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 129-135.
