Cultivar name
Castellana
Synonyms (various languages)
Abucheña, Asperilla, Verdinal
Biomenext selection
Non
Country of origin
Spain
Genetic erosion risk (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
Vigour (weak, medium, strong)
medium
Branches attitude (drooping, erect, spreading)
spreading
Canopy density (sparse, medium, dense)
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)
high
Productivity (low, medium, high)
high
Production regularity (constant, poor-constant, alternant)
constant
First fruiting start (early, intermediate, late, very-late)
intermediate
Cuttings rooting ability (low: <30%, medium: 30%-60%, high: >60%)
high
Fruit drop (weak, medium, strong)
Olive fly resistance (1 = very low; 5 = very high)
0
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)
2
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)
4
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)
Elliptic-lanceolate
Blade curvature (flat, epinastic, hyponastic, helicoid)
flat
Leaf surface (glossy, matt)
Leaf length (short: < 5 cm; medium: 5-7 cm; long: > 7 cm)
medium
Leaf width (narrow: < 1 cm; medium: 1-1.5 cm; long: > 1.5 cm)
narrow
Inflorescence length (short: < 25 mm; medium: 25-35 mm; long: > 35 mm)
medium
No. of inflorescence flowers (low: < 18; medium: 18-25; high: > 25)
medium
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)
ovoid
Fruit symmetry (symmetric, slightly asymmetric, asymmetric)
slightly-asymmetric
Fruit max diameter position (towards the base, central, towards the apex)
central
Fruit apex shape (pointed, rounded)
rounded
Fruit nipple (absent, tenuous, obvious)
absent
Fruit base shape (truncate, rounded)
truncated
Fruit weight (low: < 2 g; medium: 2-4 g; high: 4-6 g; very high: > 6 g)
medium
Fruit lenticels (few, medium, many)
few
Fruit lenticels dimension (small, medium, large)
small
Fruit veraison onset (early, medium, late)
medium
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)
oil
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