Location: Horticultural Crops Production and Genetic Improvement Research Unit
Publications
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The PERPETUAL FLOWERING locus: Necessary but insufficient for genomic prediction of runnerless and other asexual reproduction phenotypes in strawberry
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Brukental, H., Bjornson, M.L., Pincot, D.D., Hardigan, M.A., Sharma, S., Jimenez, N.P., Famula, R.A., Lopez, C.M., Cole, G.S., Feldmann, M.J., Knapp, S.J. 2025. The PERPETUAL FLOWERING locus: Necessary but insufficient for genomic prediction of runnerless and other asexual reproduction phenotypes in strawberry. The Plant Genome. 18(3). Article e70086. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.70086.
‘Thunderhead’ erect primocane fruiting blackberry
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Hardigan, M.A., Finn, C.E., Jones, P.A., Strik, B.C., Peterson, M.E., Bassil, N.V., King, R., Wiegand, Z.J., Olaya, C., Martin, R.R., Lee, J., Lukas, S.B. 2025. ‘Thunderhead’ erect primocane fruiting blackberry. HortScience. 60(8):1366–1371. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18617-25.
Breeding for resistance to significant disease and insect pests of red and black raspberry (Rubus idaeus and R. occidentalis) in the Pacific Northwest
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Phipps, S.N., Bassil, N.V., DeLong, J.A., Hoashi-Erhardt, W., Lee, J.C., Vining, K.J., Weiland, G.E., Zasada, I.A., Hardigan, M.A. 2025. Breeding for resistance to significant disease and insect pests of red and black raspberry (Rubus idaeus and R. occidentalis) in the Pacific Northwest. HortScience. 60(7):1180-1199. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18571-25.
Genetic control of prickles in tetraploid blackberry
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Johns, C.A., Silva, A.T., Chizk, T., Nelson, L., Clark, J.R., Aryal, R., Ashrafi, H., Thompson, E., Hardigan, M.A., Worthington, M. 2025. Genetic control of prickles in tetraploid blackberry. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 15(6). Article jkaf065. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf065.
‘WSU 2188’ red raspberry
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Hoashi-Erhardt, W., Moore, P.P., Hardigan, M.A., Peterson, M.E., Lukas, S., Jones, P., Dossett, M. 2025. ‘WSU 2188’ red raspberry. HortScience. 60(6):889-903. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18510-25.
Loss-of-function mutations in the fruit softening gene POLYGALACTURONASE1 doubled fruit firmness in strawberry
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Jiménez, N.P., Bjornson, M., Famula, R.A., Pincot, D.D., Hardigan, M.A., Madera, M.A., Lopez Ramirez, C.M., Cole, G.S., Feldmann, M.J., Knapp, S.J. 2024. Loss-of-function mutations in the fruit softening gene POLYGALACTURONASE1 doubled fruit firmness in strawberry. Horticulture Research. 12(2). Article uhae315. https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhae315.
Evaluation of small fruit germplasm at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center
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Jones, P.A., Lukas, S.B., Hardigan, M.A., Mackey, T.A., Peterson, M.E., Lee, J., Wiegand, Z., Davis, A.A. 2024. Evaluation of small fruit germplasm at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center. American Society of Horticulture Science Meeting.
Building on a 100 year legacy of small fruit breeding in the Pacific Northwest
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Hardigan, M.A., Peterson, M.E., Lukas, S., Jones, P., Davis, A., Lee, J., Bassil, N.V. 2024. Building on a 100 year legacy of small fruit breeding in the Pacific Northwest. HortScience.
Caneberry breeding program synopsis for Breeding Insight website
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Hardigan, M.A., Lee, J. 2024. Caneberry breeding program synopsis for Breeding Insight website. Breeding Insight website. https://breedinginsight.org/blackberryandraspberry/.
A medium-density genotyping platform for cultivated strawberry using DArTag technology
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Hardigan, M.A., Feldmann, M.J., Carling, J., Zhu, A., Kilian, A., Famula, R.F., Cole, G.S., Knapp, S.J. 2023. A medium-density genotyping platform for cultivated strawberry using DArTag technology. The Plant Genome. 16(4). Article e20399. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20399.