DEFINITION
OF PRODUCE |
·
THIS STANDARD
APPLIES TO WATERMELONS OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM CITRULLUS LANATUS
(THUNB.) MATSUM. ET NAKAI TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER, WATERMELONS
FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED. |
·
WATERMELONS ARE,
ACCORDING TO THE SEEDS DEVELOPMENT, CLASSIFIED IN TWO COMMERCIAL TYPES –
SEEDED DIPLOIDS OR SEEDLESS TRIPLOIDS. VARIETIES DIFFER IN SHAPE, FLESH
COLOUR, SKIN COLOUR AND SIZE. “PERSONAL WATERMELON” REFERS TO A SPECIAL TYPE
OF WATERMELON BRED AS A MINI VARIETY AND SOLD UNDER THIS NAME. |
· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION WATERMELONS o
CRIMSON SWEET TYPE o
TRIPLOID SEEDLESS o
SUGAR BABY TYPE o
MINI WATERMELON
(PERSONAL WATERMELON) o
COLOUR OF THE FLESH |

QUALITY

SIZING

TOLERANCES

PRESENTATION
