Sanshui black-skinned winter melon is a geographical indication protected product. Sanshui black-skinned winter melon is a geographical indication certification trademark. Sanshui black-skinned winter melon is an agricultural product with geographical indications.

As the first certification mark for vegetables in Guangdong Province, "Sanshui Black-skinned Winter Melon" was reviewed and approved by the State Trademark Administration in November 2006 by the District Agricultural Technology Promotion Center. After a year of publicity and promotion of this certification trademark in 2007, winter melon purchasers from other provinces have initially understood the importance of the trademark and actively requested the district agricultural technology center to provide use of the trademark to facilitate the sales of winter melons. We have reason to believe that in the future, "Sanshui Black-skinned Winter Melon" will become more popular and loved by people, thereby increasing farmers' income.

The production status of Sanshui black-skinned winter melon "Sanshui black-skinned winter melon" was created in the 1970s by crossing the original Sanshui winter melon and Guangdong Dongguan winter melon. It has a history of more than 30 years and is a famous brand in Foshan. The most distinctive agricultural products in Sanshui District of the city. After years of planting, the entire planting process from sowing, seedlings to finished products has a complete set of production technical regulations. Strict standards have also been set for soil, fertilizers, etc., resulting in the current dark green skin, white and thick flesh, and textured flesh. The "Sanshui Black-skinned Winter Melon" is dense, high-quality, and resistant to storage and transportation, and is very popular among consumers.

1. Basic situation

Sanshui black-skinned winter melon is a traditional agricultural brand-name product in Sanshui District. It is currently the agricultural product with the largest output in Sanshui District. Sanshui District’s black-skinned winter melon has achieved centralized, specialized and large-scale production.

II. Historical Situation

Sanshui Black-skinned Winter Melon Since the early 1990s, Sanshui District has carried out its first agricultural structural adjustment and vigorously developed animal husbandry, aquaculture and vegetables. Industry. The traditional black-skinned winter melon is the first choice for developing the vegetable industry. The planting area is increasing at a rate of about 10,000 acres per year. By 1998, the area of ??winter melon in the region reached 60,000 acres, and has stabilized at this scale every year since then.

3. Production scale

The planting area is stable at about 60,000 acres every year, of which about 40,000 to 50,000 acres are planted in spring and 10,000 to 20,000 acres are planted in summer (autumn). , with a total output of about 230,000-250,000 tons. At present, two contiguous winter melon production bases (belts) are formed in Baini-Jinben and Nanbian-Leping-Lubao-Datang. The annual planting area of ??Datang, Leping, Lubao, and Baini towns is Nearly 10,000 acres.

4. Processing and Sales

In order to develop the winter melon sales market, a large number of major winter melon circulation companies have emerged in Sanshui District in recent years. The major circulation companies sell products from Sanshui District and surrounding areas. It is sold to markets in East China, North China, northwest and northeast China, some are sold to cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the province, and some are exported to Japan, Southeast Asia, Russia, Hong Kong and Macao. Baini Town has become a regional winter melon wholesale center in the Pearl River Delta region

Regional scope

The origin is located in central Guangdong Province, northwest of Foshan City, at the northwest end of the Pearl River Delta, and adjacent to Guangzhou in the east Huadu District, Foshan City, is connected to Nanhai District of Foshan City to the southeast, Sihui City of Zhaoqing City to the northwest, Qingcheng District and Qingxin County of Qingyuan City to the north, and Gaoyao City of Zhaoqing City and Gaoming District of Foshan City across the Xijiang River to the southwest. water. The Sanshui black-skinned winter melon geographical protection scope covers the entire Sanshui area, including 6 towns (streets): Baini Town, Southwest Street, Leping Town, Lubao Town, Datang Town, and Nanshan Town. The geographical coordinates are located at 112°46′ east longitude. ~113°02′, 22°58′~23°34′ north latitude. It covers an area of ??2,667 hectares and has a total output of 300,000 tons.

Product quality characteristics

1. External sensory characteristics: Sanshui black-skinned winter melon is long cylindrical, with a length of 50-60cm, a shoulder width of about 25cm, and a dark green skin. , with white hairs, well-proportioned head and tail, hard skin and thick flesh, white, dense and fragrant flesh, few gourds, and a single melon weighs about 15kg. 2. Intrinsic quality indicators: Sanshui Heipidong is rich in nutritional value. After testing, the total sugar content is 1.47-1.77%, and the protein content is 0.36-0.46%; the magnesium content per 100g edible part is 4.69-6.89 mg, and the zinc content is 0.0517 -0.0905mg, vitamin C23.1-24.4mg, and also contains trace amounts of selenium. 3. Safety requirements: The environmental quality of the production area meets the environmental conditions of the production areas of pollution-free vegetables, and the product quality meets the standards for pollution-free melon vegetables.