*Morphological characters*

## *Tree characters*  Vigour: **medium-strong**  Growth habit: **spreding**  Canopy-density: **dense**

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

110 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **15,33 ± 1,77** Palmitoleic acid **1,50 ± 0,44** Stearic acid **2,08 ± 0,32** Oleic acid **71,20 ± 3,06**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **8,32 ± 1,66** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,69 ± 0,18** Arachic acid **0,32 ± 0,08** Eicosenoic acid **0,15 ± 0,12** Behenic acid **0,09 ± 0,03**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **172 - 182 177 - 179 212 - 212 214 - 214 130 - 144 150 - 159** 

1 - Lombardo N., Perri E., Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo calabrese*, Ist. Sper. Olivic.(2003), pp. 5-6.

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 143 - 143 177 - 177 154 - 182 205 - 205** 

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

3 - 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 **0,06 ± 0,03** 

Unsat./satured **4,69 ± 0,86** ǚ6/ǚ3 **12,99 ± 3,92**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,60 ± 0,63)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,35 ± 0,13)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,95 ± 0,73)** Number of flowers: **low (16,14 ± 1,18)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,27 ± 0,04)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **tenuous** Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,31 ± 0,07)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **symmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

#### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Erbano "** *(synonymy: Ebanu, Erbanu.)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 113

Areal distribution or origin area: **Sicilia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (3,73 ± 0,10)**  Oil content (%): **low (41,36 ± 0,04)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,72 ± 0,64)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,31 ± 0,20)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate** 

Number of flowers: **low (17,66 ± 2,40)** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,57 ± 1,83)** 

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **low (1,97 ± 0,22)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **medium (0,40 ± 0,01)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **oil**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

**towards apex**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **absent**

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

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

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*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-high, with hints of grass and artichoke, read sensations of almond. 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 - Pietrangeli E., Russo A., In: *Olivi D'Abruzzo*, Grafiche di Prinzio (1997), pp. 38-39.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Lombardo N., Salimonti A., *et al. Adv. Hort. Sci*. (2008), 22(2): pp. 142-148.
