Barley Improvement plots Potato seed Increase 
Tulelake 
Located on a former lakebed near California's northern bor- 
der. the Tulelake Field Station provides facilities for research on 
cool<limate Field and vegetable crops, especially potatoes, on- 
ions. smafi cereal grains, and alfalfa — crops important to local 
farmers and the agribusiness community of the region. 
Many new varieties of potatoes have been developed and 
evaluated there. Cereal grain breeding, genetic, and production 
research have been conducted at the station for many years. 
Sew and improved varieties of durum wheat, common wheat. 
feed barley, and triticale have been developed at Tulelake. 
SearlyhalfofTulelake's acreage is used in the development of 
crops particularly suited to northern California. Wild horsera- 
dish growing in the area was developed into a commercial crop 
at the station, and the region now accounts for a third of total 
l'-S. production of this crop. 
Alfalfa variety trial 
Cereet-grain research 
Research emphasis: Potatoes, small 
grams, pest management, onions 
Size: 118 acres 
Climate zone: High mountain intenor 
valley 
Terrain: Flat organic soils - former 
lakeoed 
Average annual rainfall: 12.88 inches 
Seasonal temperatures: 
Annual mean: 49.TF 
Summer Maximum monthly mean - 
73.0‘F 
Winter Minimum monthly mean - 
29.1‘F 
Elevation: 4.000 ft 
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