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Renae Moran is a Professor of Pomology and Extension Tree Fruit Specialist at the University of Maine's School of Food and Agriculture. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas (1996). Her research focuses on tree fruit production and physiology, particularly environmental and genotypic influences on cold hardiness in peaches and apples, as well as postharvest management of storage disorders in apples.
Her professional activities include advising on fruit tree cultivation practices and extending research findings through collaborative projects. Key research themes include temperature stress effects on plant tissues, rootstock performance evaluations, and regional variations in fruit quality metrics.
Publications emphasize advancements in understanding canopy position impacts on fruit quality, rootstock trials for 'Honeycrisp' apples, and phytochemical analysis of plum cultivars. Moran's work spans academic journals like HortScience and Journal of the Amer. Pomol. Soc., contributing to both theoretical and applied aspects of pomology.
