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

MARKING