Abstract
THIS WORK REFERS TO THE QUALITATIVE AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF A TUNISIAN MINOR OLIVE VARIETY ( CV. MARSALINE) WITH REGARDS TO THE IRRIGATION REGIME AND THE
CULTIVATION SITE. MARSALINE FRUITS WERE COLLECTED FROM TWO DIFFERENT REGIONS IN THE NORTH WEST OF TUNISIA. SAMPLES WERE ALSO TESTED IN BOTH A RAIN-FED CONTROL
AND AN IRRIGATION REGIME. THE MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WERE ANALYZED AND ON THE OBTAINED OILS QUALITY INDICES, MAJOR AND MINOR COMPOUNDS, OXIDATIVE STABILITY AND ORGANOLEPTIC ATTRIBUTES WERE ALL CARRIED OUT. PRELIMINARY RESULTS CONFIRMED THAT MARSALINE IS A GOOD PICKLING OLIVE VARIETY, AND THE OILS OF THIS MINOR CULTIVAR HAD AN INTERESTING OLIVE OIL COMPOSITION. THE IRRIGATION REGIME HAD A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS AND CONSEQUENTLY ON THE OXIDATIVE STABILITY,
WHILE THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA MODIFIED THE MARSALINE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION.