Cultivar name
Sperone di Gallo
Synonyms (various languages)
Bottone di Gallo, Oliva Torta, Olivone di Trivento, Zampa di Gallo, Olivona, Testicolo di Gallo, Coglioni di Gallo.
Biomenext selection
No
Country of origin
Italy
Genetic erosion risk (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Vigour (weak, medium, strong)
strong
Branches attitude (drooping, erect, spreading)
Canopy density (sparse, medium, dense)
Internode length (short: <1 cm, medium: 1-3 cm, long: >3 cm)
Flowering time (early, intermediate, late)
Self-compatibility (part.self-comp, self-comp, self-incomp)
Harvest time (early, medium, medium-late, late, very-late)
Fruit detachment force (low: <4N, medium: 4N-6N, high: >6N)
Productivity (low, medium, high)
high
Production regularity (constant, poor-constant, alternant)
alternant
First fruiting start (early, intermediate, late, very-late)
Cuttings rooting ability (low: <30%, medium: 30%-60%, high: >60%)
Fruit drop (weak, medium, strong)
Olive fly resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
2
Olive moth resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Peacock eye resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
3
Scale insects resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Verticillium wilt resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Olive knot resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
3
Cercosporiosis resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Sooty mold resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Olive anthracnose resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Wind tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Cold tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
3
Drought tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
5
Salinity tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Air humidity tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Limestone tolerance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Leaf shape (elliptic: L/W < 4; elliptic - lanceolate: L/W = 4-6; lanceolate: L/W > 6)
lanceolate
Blade curvature (flat, epinastic, hyponastic, helicoid)
Leaf surface (glossy, matt)
Leaf length (short: < 5 cm; medium: 5-7 cm; long: > 7 cm)
Leaf width (narrow: < 1 cm; medium: 1-1.5 cm; long: > 1.5 cm)
Inflorescence length (short: < 25 mm; medium: 25-35 mm; long: > 35 mm)
No. of inflorescence flowers (low: < 18; medium: 18-25; high: > 25)
Inflorescence structure (dense, sparse)
Fruit colour at maturity (black; other - specify if possible)
Epicarp (glossy, pruinose, rough)
Fruit shape (spherical: L/W < 1.25; ovoid: L/W = 1.25-1.45; elongated: L/W > 1.45)
Fruit symmetry (symmetric, slightly asymmetric, asymmetric)
asymmetric
Fruit max diameter position (towards the base, central, towards the apex)
Fruit apex shape (pointed, rounded)
Fruit nipple (absent, tenuous, obvious)
Fruit base shape (truncate, rounded)
Fruit weight (low: < 2 g; medium: 2-4 g; high: 4-6 g; very high: > 6 g)
medium
Fruit lenticels (few, medium, many)
Fruit lenticels dimension (small, medium, large)
Fruit veraison onset (early, medium, late)
Fruit veraison progression (contemporary, scalar)
Oil content (low: < 16-18% f.w.; medium: 16-18% - 20/22% f.w.; high: > 20-22% f.w)
medium
Pulp/pit ratio (low: < 4; medium: 4-6; high: > 6)
Purpose (table, oil, both)
both
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