*Morphological characters*

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

#### *Leaf characters*

*Biochemical Characters*

116 Olive Germplasm – Italian Catalogue of Olive Varieties

Myristic acid **0,01 ± 0,01** Palmitic acid **10,40 ± 0,30** Palmitoleic acid **0,63 ± 0,05** Stearic acid **1,78 ± 0,20** Oleic acid **75,68 ± 2,35**

*Fatty Acid Composition* 

*Organoleptic oil values* 

Sensory Analysis (*Panel test*)

*Molecular Markers* 

**fluidity.**

**References:** 

reported.

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

Linoleic acid (ǚ6) **8,86 ± 2,58** Linolenic acid (ǚ3) **0,96 ± 0,09** Arachic acid **0,07 ± 0,02** Eicosenoic acid **0,17 ± 0,22** Behenic acid **0,07 ± 0,02**

*DCA09 DCA18 GAPU59 GAPU71A GUPA71B GAPU103A*  **182 - 182 179 - 181 212 - 212 214 - 214 124 - 126 159 - 1184** 

*Table 2.* Microsatellites (SSR) *loci* analyzed. For each *locus* the allele size (expressed in base pairs) is

*UDO01 UDO03 UDO12 UDO28 UDO39*  **150 - 150 143 - 143 166 - 177 150 - 150 205 - 205** 

1 - Rotundo A., Marone E*.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo lucano*, Olita-Potenza (2002), pp. 81-84. 2 - Rotundo A., Perri E.,Muzzalupo I., *et al.* In: *Il germoplasma olivicolo meridionale*, (2012 in press).

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

*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 **0,04 ± 0,02** 

Unsat./satured **6,98 ± 0,06** ǚ6/ǚ3 **9,38 ± 3,53**

> Blade length (cm): **short (4,71 ± 0,25)**  Blade width (cm): **medium (1,40 ± 0,11)**  Shape (length/width): **elliptic**

#### *Inflorescence characters*

Inflorescence length (cm): **medium (3,39 ± 0,41)** Number of flowers: **medium (23,17 ± 1,45)**

#### *Fruit characters*

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **medium (2,20 ± 0,33)**  Shape (length/width): **spherical**  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 (0,37 ± 0,03)** Shape (length/width): **ovoid**  Mucron: **obvious**  Symmetry: **slightly asymmetric**  Position of maximum transverse diameter: **towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  Base: **rounded**  Surface: **smooth**  Number of grooves: **medium** 

### *Fatty Acid Composition*

**" Fecciaro "** *(synonymy: Pallottona, Raggio bastardo, etc.)*  Innocenzo Muzzalupo 119

Areal distribution or origin area: **Umbria** Flesh/pit weight ratio: **medium (5,62 ± 0,63)** 

*Morphological characters* 

Blade length (cm): **medium (6,18 ± 0,45)** Blade width (cm): **broad (1,62 ± 0,16)** Shape (length/width): **elliptic** 

Inflorescence length (cm): **long (5,04 ± 1,72)** Number of flowers: **high (32,78 ± 1,55)**

Fresh weight of 100 fruits (g): **high (4,19 ± 0,59)** 

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Weight of 100 pits (g): **high (0,64 ± 0,12)**

Position of maximum transverse diameter:

Oil content (%): **low (31,95 ± 0,08)**

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: **symmetric** 

Lenticels: **many and small** 

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

Number of grooves: **medium** 

*Pit characters* 

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

**towards apex**  Apex: **rounded**  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, with read sensations of artichoke and almond. Balanced in flavors, 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 - Carocci Buzi C. In: *Annali Istituto Sperimentale per l'Olivicoltura e l'Oleificio*, Ed. Bracco Imperia (1965), pp. 1-31.

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