*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

314 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01**  Palmitic acid **13,35 ± 0,14** Palmitoleic acid **1,64 ± 0,03** Stearic acid **2,05 ± 0,08** Oleic acid **68,96 ± 0,26**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

**sity, medium fluidity.**

*Molecular Markers* 

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

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

**References:** 

*Comment:* **fruity medium - light, with hints of artichoke and almond. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium inten-**

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **10,81 ± 0,22** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,87 ± 0,03** Arachic acid **0,49 ± 0,12** Eicosenoic acid **0,39 ± 0,01** Behenic acid **0,11 ± 0,01**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **182 - 206 179 - 181 212 - 222 218 - 224 126 - 144 157 - 170** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **144 - 144 150 - 150 177 - 182 161 - 182 185 - 185** 

1 - Pannelli G., Alfei B., Santinelli A. In: *Varietà di olivo nelle Marche. ASSAM* (2001), pp. 105-108.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Stefanizzi F., Bucci C., *et al.* In *Acta Italus Hortus,* (2011), 1: 138–140.

*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 ± 0,01** 

Unsat./satured **5,27 ± 0,12** ǚ6/ǚ3 **12,46 ± 0,66**

> Blade length (cm): **medium (5,87 ± 0,47)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,53 ± 0,17)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (3,70 ± 1,43)** Number of flowers: **low (17,08 ± 3,62)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,68 ± 0,36)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent** Lenticels: **many and large** 

#### *Pit characters*

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,52 ± 0,08)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slighltly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **smooth**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Ravece "** *(synonymy: Curatona, Olivona, Ravaiola.)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 317

Areal distribution or origin area: **Campania** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **low (3,19 ± 0,20)**  Oil content (%): **medium (41,11 ± 1,67)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,98 ± 1,19)** Blade width (cm): **medium (1,22 ± 0,27)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic-lanceolate** 

Number of flowers: **low (14,76 ± 0,57)**

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (2,57 ± 2,38)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,86 ± 0,10)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,68 ± 0,03)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Purpose: **oil**

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

*Leaf characters*

*Fruit characters*

**central**  Apex: **pointed**  Base: **rounded**  Niplle: **absent**

*Inflorescence characters*

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

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **obvious** 

**towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **pointed**  Surface: **scabrous**  Number of grooves: **high** 

*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 - light, with hints of artichoke and almond. Balanced in flavours, with hints of bitter and spicy medium intensity, medium fluidity.**

## *Molecular Markers*

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

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


#### **References:**

1 - Lombardo N. In: *Le risorse genetiche vegetali presso gli* IRSA, MIPAF (2001), 1: pp. 361-405.

2 - Muzzalupo I., Stefanizzi F., Bucci C., *et al.* In *Acta Italus Hortus,* (2011), 1: 138 –140.
