Welcome
 to the
 U.S. Agricultural Research Station
Salinas, California

Agricultural Research Conducted by USDA-Agricultural Research Service University of California, Davis Artichoke Research Association

The mission of the Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit is to improve germplasm of sugar beet, lettuce, celery, spinach and melon, determine basic biology of viral, fungal, bacterial and nematode diseases affecting these crops, develop alternatives to methyl bromide as a soil fumigant for control of soil borne pests in strawberry and vegetables, reduce postharvest losses of lettuce, develop scientifically based organic crop production practices, develop methods for control of weeds, and improve artichoke production practices including insect and disease control.

U.S. Agricultural Research Station
1636 East Alisal Street
Salinas, CA 93905
Phone: 831-755-2800
Fax: 831-755-2814
Location Coordinator: Dr. James McCreight