Ouseleti El Leguim

Description

Origins : Kairouan
Cultivation area :  Kairouan and South of Siliana
Use : olive oil, can be used as well for food
Production :  average (high and alternate)
Maturity period : late
Entry into production : 3rd year
Tree Vigor :  weak
Fruits :  ripen early, weak resistance to detachment from tree
Oil content :  high
Acidic composition :
  • percentage of oleic acid (C18:1) : 76%
  • percentage of linoleic acid (C18:2) : 11%
  • percentage of palmitic acid (C16:0) : 9%
Organoleptic characteristics : bitter oil, spicy with green Almond aroma.
Disease susceptibility :
  • very resistant to Tuberculosis attacks
Other characteristics :
  • foliage at very reduced volume
Oueslati lguim