Discover our melons
Our melon varieties are selected for the Australian climate. Our assortment features strong plants with good resistances, high yields, long shelf life and attractive, sweet fruit.
Selections for success
As vegetable breeders, we are on a continuous search for the best varieties. The ideal variety is forever changing; adapting to different climate conditions, pest and disease pressure, market desires and grower needs.
Through the breeding process, we select varieties to suit the particular needs of the Australian market, searching for high yields, good resistances, strong maturity indicators and reliably sweet fruit.
Rootstock
Rootstock
- Cobalt RZ is a cucurbit rootstock, especially developed for premium melon crops.
- Growers who use Colbalt can expect to consistently deliver fruits of high quality and flavour.
- Cobalt RZ gives the benefit of Fusarium resistance on a well-balanced, generative plant that is early into production.
Supporting Melons Australia
Rijk Zwaan is a strategic partner of Melons Australia, the peak advocacy body for Australia’s melon industry. We are working together with the melon industry to build a successful future for Australia’s melon and watermelon growers. Supporting Melons Australia