荆杂512是湖北省荆州地区农科所高级农艺师郑祖兴培育的高产、优质、抗性强、适应性广并具奶香风味的西瓜新品种。该品种经全国20多个省（市）多年多点试验试种以及由全国瓜协组织的1993～1994连续两年的全国西瓜品种生产试验，结果表明全国各地均可种植。1994年在安徽合肥市召 Jing 512 is a high-yielding, high-quality, strong resistance, wide adaptability and milky sweet watermelon cultivars developed by Zheng Zuxing, a senior agronomist in Jingzhou, Hubei Province. The variety of more than 20 provinces (cities) for many years to try more than a few years of trial and organized by the Association of Chinese melon Association of 1993 to 1994 for two consecutive years of national watermelon variety production test results show that all parts of the country can be planted. In 1994 in Hefei, Anhui call