**" Dolce d'Andria "**

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (6,62 ± 1,29)**  Oil content (%): **low (36,97 ± 0,08)** Purpose: **dual purpose**

## *Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

104 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,00 ± 0,00**  Palmitic acid **12,33 ± 0,33** Palmitoleic acid **1,84 ± 0,27** Stearic acid **1,82 ± 0,39** Oleic acid **73,55 ± 1,31**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

**spicy. Medium fluidity.**

*Molecular Markers* 

**References:** 

97-9.

*Comment:* **fruity medium, with hints of almond and leaves. Balanced taste sensation with a medium bitter and medium-light** 

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

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **7,26 ± 0,26** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,77 ± 0,03** Arachic acid **0,27 ± 0,02** Eicosenoic acid **0,10 ± 0,12** Behenic acid **0,08 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **172 - 182 179 - 181 212 - 218 218 - 218 124 - 124 184 - 197** 

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **140 - 140 143 - 143 177 - 193 143 - 143 185 - 213** 

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-

*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 ± 0,02** 

Unsat./satured **5,82 ± 0,09** ǚ6/ǚ3 **9,43 ± 0,02**

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

#### *Inflorescence characters*

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

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (3,86 ± 0,33)** Shape (length/width): **spherical**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **truncate**  Niplle: **tenuous** Lenticels: **many and small** 

*Pit characters*  Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,52 ± 0,13)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious** Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **central**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **rugose**  Number of grooves: **low** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Dolce di Cassano "**

Innocenzo Muzzalupo 107

Areal distribution or origin area: **Puglia** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,18 ± 0,03)**  Oil content (%): **medium (42,33 ± 1,71)**

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (5,63 ± 0,55)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,87 ± 0,25)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **short (1,98 ± 0,34)** Number of flowers: **low (11,86 ± 0,91)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,50 ± 0,63)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **very hygh (0,73 ± 0,08)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

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

Lenticels: **few and large** 

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

Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric** 

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

Mucron: **absent** 

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

Purpose: **oil**

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

*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.


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.

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **172 - 194 177 - 177 208 - 218 214 - 214 124 - 144 150 - 157**  *UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39* 

#### **References:**

1 - Russo G. In: *Atti Convegno Nazionale di Olivicoltura*, Ist. Sper. Olivic. Spoleto (2002), pp. 423-426.

**144 - 144 143 - 143 177 - 182 143 - 205 108 - 170** 

2 - Muzzalupo I., Stefanizzi F., Perri E. *HortScience* (2009), 44: pp. 582-588.
