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Dr.
Renae Moran
Research Area:
Tree Fruits
E-mail:
rmoran@umext.maine.edu
Phone:
207-933-2100
Office:
Highmoor Farm
Bio: Dr. Moran received her
BS from the University of Minnesota. She received her M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees from the University of Arkansas. She joined the
faculty in 2000 and is now an Associate Professor of Pomology.
Current Research:
There are two major goals of the
apple research program at Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. One
is to improve the yield of new orchards through better rootstocks
and through preplant soil ammendments. Because apple trees in Maine
are slow growing, they take an extra year to come into production.
Through preplant soil ammendments and precocious rootstocks, early
yield can be increased, but planting costs may be substantially
increased. We are evaluating the cost effectiveness of these
methods. The second objective is to increase competitivenes of New
England apples by planting better quality varieties and through
improved storage methods. Traditional varieties such as McIntosh are
high quality varieties at harvest. but because they soften quickly
after harvest, they are less competive with crisp varieties.
Honeycrisp a new variety with outstanding eating quality, but is
prone to storage disorders. Current projects are testing different
storage methods to prevent these from happening to Honeycrisp.
Recent Publications
Marini, R.P., R. Moran, C. Hampson, M. Kushad, R.L. Perry, and T.L.
Robinson. 2008. Effect of dwarf apple rootstocks on average ‘Gala’
fruit weight at six locations over three seasons. J. Amer. Pom. Soc.
62:129-136.
Marini, R.P., B.H. Barritt, G.R. Brown, J. Cline, W.P. Cowgill, R.
M. Crassweller, P.A. Domoto, D.C. Ferree, J. Garner, G.M. Greene, C.
Hampson, P. Hirst, M.M Kushad, J. Masabni, E. Mielke, R. Moran, C.A.
Mullins, M. Parker, R.L. Perry, J.P. Privé, G.L. Reighard, T.
Robinson, C.R. Rom, T. Roper, J.R. Schupp, E. Stover, and R. Unrath.
2006. Performance of ‘Gala’ apple on four semi-dwarf rootstocks: a
ten-year summary of the 1994 NC-140 semi-dwarf rootstock trial. J.
Amer. Pom. Soc. 60:58-68.
Marini, R.P., J.L Anderson, W.R. Autio, B.H. Barritt, J. Cline, W.P.
Cowgill, R. M. Crassweller, R.M. Garner, A. Gauss, R. Godin, G.M.
Greene, C. Hampson, P. Hirst, M.M Kushad, J. Masabni, E. Mielke, R.
Moran, C.A. Mullins, M. Parker, R.L. Perry, J.P. Privé, G.L.
Reighard, T. Robinson, C.R. Rom, T. Roper, J.R. Schupp, E. Stover,
and R. Unrath. 2006. Performance of ‘Gala’ apple on 18 dwarfing
rootstocks: ten-year summary of the 1994 NC-140 rootstock trial. J.
Amer. Pom. Soc. 60:69-83.
Moran, R.E. 2006. Maintaining fruit firmness of ‘McIntosh’ and
‘Cortland’ apples with aminoethoxyvinylglycine and
1-methylcyclopropene during storage. HortTechnology 16(3):1-4.
Miller, S.S., R.W. McNew, B. H. Barritt, L. Berkett, S.K. Brown, J.A.
Cline, J.M. Clements, W.P. Cowgill, R.M. Crassweller, M.E. Garcia,
D.W. Greene, G.M. Greene, C.R. Hampson, I. Merwin, D.D. Miller, R.E.
Moran, C.R. Rom, T.R. Roper, J.R. Schupp, and E. Stover. 2005.
Effect of cultivar and site on fruit quality as demonstrated by the
NE-183 regional project on apple cultivars. HortTechnology
15:886-895.
Moran, R.E. and J.R. Schupp. 2005. Preplant monoammonium phosphate
fertilizer and compost affects the growth and yield of newly-planted
‘Macoun’ apple trees. HortScience 40:1854-1856.
Moran, R.E. and P. McManus. 2005. Firmness retention, and prevention
of coreline browning and senescence in ‘Macoun’ apple fruit with
1-methylcyclopropene. HortScience 40:161-163.
Watkins, C.B., M. Erkan, J.F. Nock, K.A. Iungerman, and R.E. Moran.
2005. Harvest date effects on maturity, quality and storage
disorders of ‘Honeycrisp’ apples. HortScience 40:164-169.
Crassweller, R., R. McNew, A. Azarenko, B. Barritt, R. Belding, J.
Cline, W. Cowgill, D. Ferree, E. Garcia, D. Greene, G. Greene, C.
Hampson, I. Merwin, D. Miller, S. Miller, R. Moran, M. Parker, D.
Rosenberger, C. Rom, T. Roper, J. Schupp, and E. Stover. 2005. Five
year summary of NE-183 apple cultivar trial - growth and yield
characteristics. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 59:18-27.
Zhang, D., R.E. Moran, and L.B. Stack. 2004. Effect of phosphorus
fertilization on growth and flowering of Scaevola aemula R. Br. ‘New
Wonder’. HortScience 39:1728-1731.
Greene, D., A. Azarenko, B. Barritt, B. Belding, L. Berkett, J.
Cline, W. Cowgill, D. Ferree, E. Garcia, G. Greene, C. Hampson, R.
McNew, I. Merwin, D. Miller, S. Miller, R. Moran, M. Parker, D.
Rosenberger, C. Rom, T. Roper, J. Schupp, and E. Stover. 2004.
Multidisciplinary evaluation of new apple cultivars: the NE-183
regional project. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 58:61-64.
Miller, S., R. McNew, R. Belding, L. Berkett, S. Brown, J. Clements,
J. Cline, W. Cowgill, R. Crassweller, E. Garcia, D. Greene, G.
Greene, C. Hampson, I. Merwin, R. Moran, T. Roper, J. Schupp, and E.
Stover. 2004. Performance of apple cultivars in the 1995 NE-183
regional project planting: II. Fruit quality characteristics. J.
Amer. Pom. Soc. 58:65-77.
Hampson, C.R., R. McNew, A. Azarenko, L. Berkett, B. Barritt, R.
Belding, S. Brown, J. Clements, J. Cline, W. Cowgill, R. Crassweller,
E. Garcia, D. Greene, G. Greene, I. Merwin, D. Miller, S. Miller, R.
Moran, J.D. Obermiller, C. Rom, T. Roper, J. Schupp, and E. Stover.
Performance of ‘Braeburn’, ‘Golden Delicious’ and ‘Yataka Fuji’
apple on Mark and M.9 rootstocks at multiple locations across North
America. 2004. J. Amer. Pom. Soc. 58:78-89.
Updated: 31 March 2009
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