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IREC researchers are evaluating experimental and new potato cultivars IREC Potato Plots for suitability to local soil, climate and market conditions. Studies also evaluate cultivar response to fertilization, seed-spacing, irrigation, and other cultural practices.
The Research and Extension Center System (RECS) supports field research, education and extension activities by providing suitable environments including land, labor, facilities and support staff.
An annual call for proposals is announced on this website, in newsletters and publications February through April. However, off-cycle research projects are generally accepted outside the normal call for proposals as long as space and labor are available.
Please visit the UC ANR Environmental Health and Safety page for more information. The most recent Safety Notes are located on this page. For information on Guidelines, Policies & Procedures as well as information on Reporting an Injury, please see here.
IREC sits on 140 acres of rich, reclaimed lake-bottom soil with >5% organic matter content. The Tulebasin mucky silty clay loam soil is well suited for growing potatoes, onions, cereal grains, alfalfa, peppermint and forage grasses, all of which you will find growing on the Center.
Our Mission Desert Research and Extension Center conducts innovative and relevant agricultural, natural resources, and environmental research and education programs in arid regions.
DREC's facilities include a main office building with a laboratory and a general purpose room, greenhouses, a plant and soil processing laboratory, mechanic's shop, numerous storage buildings, three walk-in refrigerated coolers, an insect-rearing facility, a weather station, a fully automated sprink...
