Round – oval shape. Green/grey skin that can be either smooth or have a net, with green stripes. Orange-coloured fruit flesh with a sweet taste and characteristic aroma.
Round melon, yellow-skinned with a dense net. White fruit flesh with something of a green lustre. Very sweet taste and high sugar content.
The fruits come in various shapes and are green/yellow with dark blotches. The fruit flesh is lime green and has a crispy bite. Low sugar content and very little in the way of an aroma.
Oval melon with a green skin with typical, dark blotches. Sometimes has a slightly vertical net. White fruit flesh with a crispy bite and sweet taste.
(Cantaloupe) Round fruit with a light green – yellow colour. Good net, sometimes with light stripes. Bright orange fruit flesh with a good taste and aroma.
Oval – round fruits with a shiny yellow skin that can be either smooth or slightly ribbed. White fruit flesh with a crispy bite and sweet taste.
Market leader
At the moment, Rijk Zwaan is an important player in melons of the Cantaloupe type, an orange-fleshed melon, and yellow melons. The range of other types, such as galia and piel-de-sapo, is also expanding and in watermelons and rootstocks we have been active for many years as well. Rijk Zwaan recently launched its Caribbean concept, a distinguishing marketing concept with unique characteristics and several varieties.
Flavour and shelf life
Because melons are transported over vast distances, shelf life is becoming an ever more important criterion. The Rijk Zwaan varieties combine this with a good flavour and excellent presentation and fruit quality. For the total taste experience, especially the Brix value is closely watched, as it represents the sugar content in a melon. Our selection work for growers concentrates on a good yield and disease resistance.
More and more types
In recent years Rijk Zwaan has started up several new breeding programmes for different types in different markets. Our selection work increasingly also focuses on important traits for the convenience market. They include, for instance, larger fruit, a thin skin and a small seed cavity. But structure, firmness and shelf life after processing also play an important part in this leading position.
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