Renae Moran
Professor of Pomology
Degree:Â Ph. D. 1996, University of Arkansas
Phone:Ìý207.933.2100
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Location:Â Highmoor Farm
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Professional Interests:Â Tree fruit production and physiology
Research:
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Environmental and genotypic variation in peach and apple tree cold hardiness
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Predicting and preventing storage disorders in apples
Recent Publications:
Moran, R.E., P. Ginakes, J. DeLisle and G. Hamilton. 2024. Midwinter flower bud and shoot tissue cold hardiness in 33 peach cultivars grown in New Hampshire, USA. HortScience 59(10):1482-1488.
Moran, R.E. and P. Ginakes. 2024.ÌýÌýLow temperature tolerance of peach flower buds and shoot tissues is differentially influenced by freezing and high temperature exposure. HortScience 59(4):520-528.
Tong, C.B.S., R.E. Moran, R. Wiepz, and Z.M. Vickers. 2022. Postharvest characteristics of ‘MN80’ (TriumphTM) apple fruit compared to ‘Cortland’ and ‘Honeycrisp’. J. Amer. Pomol. Soc. 76(3):103-113.
Moran, R.E., J.R. DeEll and C.B.S. Tong. 2022. ‘Honeycrisp’ apple maturity, quality and storage disorders according to interior and exterior tree canopy position. J. Amer. Pomol. Soc. 76(3):94-102.
Cline, J.A., W. Autio, J. Clements, R. Crassweller, T. Einhorn, E. Fallahi, P. Francescatto, E. Hoover, G. Lang, J. Lordan, R. Moran, M. Muehlbauer, S. Musacchi, M. Stasiak, R. Parra Quezada, T. Robinson, S. Sherif, and J. Zandstra. 2021. Early Performance of ‘Honeycrisp’ Apple Trees on several size-controlling rootstocks in the 2014 NC-140 Rootstock Trial. J. Amer. Pomol. Soc. 75(5):189-202.
Moran, R., B.J. Peterson, G. Fazio and J. Cline. 2021. Low temperature tolerance in apple shoots following exposure to warm temperatures in late winter. HortScience 56:(6):1-10.Â
Hwang, H.W., A. Myracle, R. Moran, R. Fort, and B. Cole. 2020. Impact of fruit maturity and growing season on phenolic phytochemicals and antioxidant activity among four Asian plum cultivars. Journal of the Amer. Pomol. Soc. 74(5):264-273.
Moran, R., J. DeEll, and C.B. Tong. 2020. Regional variation in the index of absorbance difference as an indicator of maturity and predictor of storage disorders in ‘Honeycrisp’ and ‘McIntosh’ apples grown in º£½ÇÉçÇø, Minnesota and Ontario. HortScience 55:1500-1508.
Moran, R., B. Peterson, G. Fazio, and J. Cline.ÌýÌý2018.ÌýÌýGenotypic variation in apple rootstock low temperature tolerance during spring and fall.ÌýÌýJ. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 143:319-332.
Myracle, A., Z. Castonguay, A. Elwell, and R. Moran. 2018.ÌýÌýFruit quality and consumer acceptability of three plum types and 14 plum cultivars grown in º£½ÇÉçÇø for a local market.ÌýÌýHortTechnology 28:230-238.
