Patrick Moore

Professor

(WSU faculty since 1987)

Areas of Interest

Cultivar development and genetics of raspberries and strawberries:

• Breeding fresh/processing strawberries and machine harvestable processing raspberries
• Studies on Raspberry Bushy Dwarf Virus, Phytophthora root rot, nematodes and verticillium on raspberries
• Testing markers for selecting for Raspberry Bushy Dwarf Virus resistance

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Forestry, Michigan State University
• M.Sc., Forestry, University of Minnesota
• B.S., Forestry, Oregon State University

Program Personnel

• Wendy Hoashi-Erhardt, Scientific Assistant
• Susie Smith, Ag. Research Tech. 2
• Debbie Hebert, Ag. Research Tech. 1
• Kara Lanning, PhD student (2010-2014)

Selected Publications

• Zasada, I.A. and P.P. Moore. 2014. Host Status of Rubus Species and Hybrids for the Root Lesion Nematode, Pratylenchus penentrans. HortScience 49: 1128-1131.
• Moore, P.P., W. Hoashi-Erhardt, B.H. Barritt, T.M. Sjulin, J.A. Robbins, C.E. Finn, R.R. Martin and M. Dossett.  2014. ‘Cascade Gold’ Raspberry.  HortScience 49:358-360.
• Hoashi-Erhardt, W.K., Moore, P.P., Collins, D.P., Bary, A.I., & Cogger, C.G. 2013. Evaluation of Day-Neutral Cultivars for Organic Strawberry Production in Washington. Acta Horticulturae 1001, 167-174. 
• Moore, P.P., & Hoashi-Erhardt, W.K. 2012. Comparative Response of Red Raspberry Cultivars to Phytophthora Root Rot.  Journal of the American Pomological Society 66, 28-33.
• Ward, J.A., W.E. Boone, P.P. Moore and C.A. Weber. 2012. Developing Molecular Markers for Marker Assisted Selection for Resistance to Raspberry Bushy Dwarf Virus (RBDV) in Red Raspberry. Acta Hort 946:61-66.
• Moore, P.P. and W.K. Hoashi-Erhardt. 2012.  Effects of Raspberry Bushy Dwarf Virus on Fruit Traits in Five Raspberry Cultivars. Acta Hort 946: 263-266.
• Valenzuela-Estrada, L.R., D.R. Bryla, W.K. Hoashi-Erhardt, P.P. Moore and T.A. Forge. 2012. Root Traits Associated with Phytophthora Root Rot Resistance in Red Raspberry. Acta Hort 946: 283-287.
• Moore, P.P., W.K. Hoashi-Erhardt, C.E. Finn and C. Kempler. 2011. ‘Puget Crimson’  Strawberry.  HortScience 46: 1698-1700.
• Weber, C.A., P. Perkins-Veazie, P. Moore, and L. Howard. 2008. Variability of antioxidant content in raspberry germplasm. Acta Hort. 777:493-498.
• Moore, P., P. Perkins-Veazie, C.A. Weber, and L. Howard. 2008. Environmental effect on antioxidant content of ten raspberry cultivars. Acta Hort. 777:499-504.

Cultivar Releases