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Mealani Research Station (Hawaii County )
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1719
  Kamuela, HI   96743
Physical address: 64-289 Mamalahoa Hwy.
Contact: Milton T Yamasaki
Phone: (808)887-6185
Fax: (808)887-6185

Brief description: Mealani Experiment station consists of 1 cottage, 1 workshop/garage building used for repairs, welding, etc. (8,000 ft2), 1 office/workshop building used for samples, weighing, drying, etc. (2,250 ft2), 2 supply storage sheds (750 ft2 and 220 ft2), 2 green houses (2,000 ft2 total), 6 pen wooden corral with scale and work shed.
Current Activities: Research activities in the areas of sheltered crops including hydroponics ginger and watercress; green tea slections; protea germplasm; corn disease resistance in sweet and grain corn; alternative crops such as artichokes and strawberries; and kikuya variety selections.
Special events: Forage Field Day and Tast of the Hawaiian Range
Crops in ground: forage crops, pasture grasses, cattle
Total acres: 196
Elevation (ft): 2,800
Annual rainfall (in): 65
Ave. Min. Temperature (°F): 55
Ave. Max. Temperature (°F): 69
Soil Series 1: Maile
Soil Order 1: Inceptisols
Soil Family 1: Hydric Dystrandepts, thixotropic, isomesic
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Last updated on 7/11/2006