*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

62 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **14,83 ± 0,91** Palmitoleic acid **1,70 ± 0,22** Stearic acid **2,81 ± 0,46** Oleic acid **72,85 ± 0,70**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

*Comment:* **medium-high fruity, with good sensation of grass, less almond and artichoke. Balanced taste sensation, with bitter and spicy medium. Medium-high fluidity.**

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

For each *locus* the allele size (expressed in base pairs) is reported.

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **6,04 ± 0,35** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,46 ± 0,16** Arachic acid **0,40 ± 0,08** Eicosenoic acid **0,20 ± 0,12** Behenic acid **0,12 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **162 - 198 179 - 185 212 - 222 214 - 214 121 - 130 136 - 170** 

1 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo calabrese*, Ist. Sper. Olivic.(2003), pp: 3-4.

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 166 - 193 154 - 205 200 - 200** 

3 - Muzzalupo I., Chiappetta A., Benincasa C., *et al. Sci Hortic-Amsterdam*, (2010), 126: pp. 324-329.

2 - Perri E., Mazzotti F., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Relazione attività, CO.R.ASS.OL.* (2003).

*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 ± 0,03** 

Unsat./satured **4,59 ± 0,26** ǚ6/ǚ3 **14.09 ± 3,85**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (6,02 ± 0,30)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,46 ± 0,12)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,95 ± 0,18)**  Number of flowers: **medium (20,09 ± 1,82)** 

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,57 ± 0,37)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **few and small** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,55 ± 0,04)**  Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **absent**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **smooth**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Castiglionese "** *(synonymy: Dritta, Oliva di San Francesco)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 65

Areal distribution or origin area: **Abruzzo** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,88 ± 0,30)**  Oil content (%): **medium (40,21 ± 1,21)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,54 ± 0,54)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,30 ± 0,16)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic - lanceolate** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,57 ± 0,58)** Number of flowers: **medium (18,86 ± 3,38)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,09 ± 0,09)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,31 ± 0,03)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **oil**

*Tree characters* 

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

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

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Number of grooves: **high** 

*Pit characters* 

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

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

*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-hight, with good sensation of grass, artichoke and almond. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium-high intensity. 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 - Pietrangeli E., Russo A., In: *Olivi D'Abruzzo*, Grafiche di Prinzio (1997), pp. 30-31.

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