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Main varieties in *

* As advised by commercial seed companies ( 2017) Rockmelon (Cantaloupe)

Company Variety name Season (Early/ Image Mid/ Late) Pacific Infinite All Seeds

South Pacific All All Seeds

BAYER Ademwest early in south and mid in north

Rijk Zwaan King Early and ; Early spring -

Rijk Zwaan Caribbean Gold and early – Northern Australia; Summer - Southern Australia

Australian Melon Association Inc. 1

Company Variety name Season (Early/ Image Mid/ Late) HM Clause Fargo , Southern Australia

HM Clause Autumn - Northern and Southern Australia

HM Clause Sucro Summer - Northern and Southern Australia

HM Clause Rosado Southern Australia full season

Seminis Rock Mid season (south) early and late (north)

Australian Melon Association Inc. 2

Honeydew

Company Variety name Season (Early/ Image Mid/ Late) South Pacific Estilo All Seeds

BAYER 252HQ Early mid to mid late in south and early and late in north

BAYER Silverock Early mid to mid late in south and early and late in north

BAYER 966HD Early mid to mid late in south

Rijk Zwaan Gladial All

HM Clause Whitehaven Warm season – Australia wide

Australian Melon Association Inc. 3

Company Variety name Season (Early/ Image Mid/ Late) HM Clause Astro Cool season – Australia wide

HM Clause Dolce Summer No image

Seminis Classique Mid season No image

Seminis Glacier Early and mid season production (south), early and some mid season production (north)

Seminis El Paso Mid season (southern states) early and late (northern production areas)

Seminis SV7484MA Mid season (southern states) early and late (northern production areas)

Australian Melon Association Inc. 4

Watermelon

Company Variety name Season (Early/ Image Mid/ Late) South Pacific Carbine All Seeds

South Pacific Green Moon All Seeds

BAYER 9601HQ All

BAYER 9651HQ All

Rijk Zwaan Titania All

Seminis Sweet Trick Mid season (southern states) early and late (northern production areas)

Australian Melon Association Inc. 5

Company Variety name Season (Early/ Image Mid/ Late) Seminis Joy Ride All

Seminis Summer All year Breeze

Syngenta Raider

Syngenta Javelin

HM Clause Bullseye

Australian Melon Association Inc. 6

Other melon types

Company Variety name Season (Early/ Image and type Mid/ Late) BAYER Medellin Early in the -Piel de Sapo south and Mid in the north

BAYER Crispy Pear Very sweet with crisp texture

Australian Melon Association Inc. 7