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Located on 200 acres in Orange County, South Coast Research and Extension Center (South Coast REC) is one of nine Research and Extension Centers in the UC Ag and Natural Resources REC System, established by the University of California in 1956.

An annual call for proposals is announced through the UC ANR Update, UC ANR Portal, and using Collaborative Tools for existing research projects. However, off-cycle research projects are generally accepted outside the normal call for proposals (March-April) 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.

Please select one of the categories below for more information about the current research being conducted at the UC ANR South Coast Research and Extension Center.

Please select one of categories below for more information about the past research conducted at the UC ANR South Coast Research and Extension Center.

UC Integrated Pest Management Program www.ipm.ucdavis.edu The UC IPM Program helps residents, growers, land managers, community leaders, and other professional pest managers prevent and solve pest problems with the least unintended impacts on people and their surroundings.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Mary Lu Arpaia, Botany and Plant Sciences Department, University of California Riverside. For more project information, click here.

There are no research projects currently working with row crops.

Principal Investigator: Donald R. Hodel, Environmental Horticulture Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension. For more project information, click here.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Mary Lu Arpaia, Botany and Plant Sciences Department, University of California - Riverside. For more project information, click here. Avocado is a crop with enormous commercial potential, yet breeding practices have not changed for centuries.