Sara Serra, Ph.D.

Rootstock and crop load affect maturity and quality of ‘Honeycrisp’ apples under Washington State growing conditions
Scientia Horticulturae, Baldassi, Claudia, Roeder, Stefan, Serra, Sara, Musacchi, Stefano, 2025

Effects of reflective material deployed at bloom for 1, 2 or 5 months on ‘WA 38’ apple fruit set, quality and yield
Scientia Horticulturae, Serra, Sara, Sheick, Ryan, Schmidt, Tory, Musacchi, Stefano, 2024

Rootstock and Crop Load Effects on ‘Honeycrisp’ Photosynthetic Performance and Carbohydrate Accumulation
Plants, Baldassi, Claudia, Berim, Anna, Roeder, Stefan, Losciale, Pasquale, Serra, Sara, Gang, David R., Musacchi, Stefano, 2023

Metabolic fingerprint of ‘WA 38’ green spot symptoms reveals increased production of epicuticular metabolites by parenchyma
Scientia Horticulturae, Sheick, Ryan, Serra, Sara, Musacchi, Stefano, Rudell, David, 2023

Studies in precision crop load management of apple
Acta Horticulturae, Robinson, T. L., Gonzalez, L., Cheng, L., Ziang, Y., Peck, G., Arnoldussen, B., Gomez, M., Guerra, M., Sazo, Mario Miranda, Kahlke, C., Einhorn, T., Wallis, A., Musacchi, S., Serra, S., Lewis, K., Schmidt, T., Heinemann, P., He, L., Kon, T., Sherif, S., Clements, J., Layer, C., 2023

Effects of harvest timing on maturity, fruit quality, and consumer acceptance of ‘WA 38’ apples
Acta Horticulturae, Serra, S., Goke, A., Sheick, R., Mendoza, M., Schmidt, T., Hanrahan, I., Ross, C., Musacchi, S., 2023

Studies on physiological and productive effects of multi-leader training systems and Prohexadione-Ca applications on apple cultivar 'WA 38′
Scientia Horticulturae, Musacchi, Stefano, Sheick, Ryan, Mia, Md Jebu, Serra, Sara, 2023

Non-invasive sensing techniques to phenotype multiple apple tree architectures
Information Processing in Agriculture, Zhang, Chongyuan, Serra, Sara, Quirós-Vargas, Juan, Sangjan, Worasit, Musacchi, Stefano, Sankaran, Sindhuja, 2023

Investigations of Multiple Approaches to Reduce Green Spot Incidence in ‘WA 38’ Apple
Agronomy, Sheick, Ryan, Serra, Sara, Rudell, David, Musacchi, Stefano, 2022

‘WA 38’ abscission and fruit development in an open pollination scenario
Acta Horticulturae, Serra, S., Sheick, R., Roeder, S., Musacchi, S., 2022

Influences of Propagation Method, Rootstock, Number of Axes, and Cultivation Site on ‘Fuji’ Scions Grown as Single or Multi-Leader Trees in the Nursery
Agronomy, Lezzer, Paolo, Tustin, Stuart, Corelli-Grappadelli, Luca, Serra, Sara, Anthony, Brendon, Dorigoni, Alberto, Musacchi, Stefano, 2022

Pistil Biology of ‘WA 38’ Apple and Effect of Pollen Source on Pollen Tube Growth and Fruit Set
Agronomy, Serra, Sara, Roeder, Stefan, Sheick, Ryan, Musacchi, Stefano, 2022

Effective pollination period and parentage effect on pollen tube growth in apple
Plants, Roeder, Stefan, Serra, Sara, Musacchi, Stefano, 2021

Novel metrics to characterize in vitro pollen tube growth performance of apple cultivars
Plants, Roeder, Stefan, Serra, Sara, Musacchi, Stefano, 2021

Determination of post-harvest biochemical composition, enzymatic activities, and oxidative browning in 14 apple cultivars
Foods, Serra, Sara, Anthony, Brendon, Boscolo Sesillo, Francesca, Masia, Andrea, Musacchi, Stefano, 2021

Photoselective protective netting improves ”honeycrisp” fruit quality
Plants, Serra, Sara, Borghi, Stefano, Mupambi, Giverson, Camargo-Alvarez, Hector, Layne, Desmond, Schmidt, Tory, Kalcsits, Lee, Musacchi, Stefano, 2020

Characterization of a novel S-RNase allele and genotyping of new apple cultivars
Scientia Horticulturae, Sheick, Ryan, Serra, Sara, Tillman, John, Luby, James, Evans, Kate, Musacchi, Stefano, 2020

Determination of biochemical composition in peach (prunus persica l. batsch) accessions characterized by different flesh color and textural typologies
Foods, Serra, Sara, Anthony, Brendon, Masia, Andrea, Giovannini, Daniela, Musacchi, Stefano, 2020

Manipulation of fruit dry matter via seasonal pruning and its relationship to d’Anjou pear yield and fruit quality
Agronomy, Goke, Alex, Serra, Sara, Musacchi, Stefano, 2020

Optimization of light interception, leaf area and yield in "wA38": Comparisons among training systems, rootstocks and pruning techniques
Agronomy, Anthony, Brendon, Serra, Sara, Musacchi, Stefano, 2020

Net enclosure of ‘honeycrisp’ and ‘Gala’ apple trees at different bloom stages affects fruit set and alters seed production
Agronomy, Elsysy, Mokhles, Serra, Sara, Schwallier, Phil, Musacchi, Stefano, Einhorn, Todd, 2019

Consumer perception of d'Anjou pear classified by dry matter at harvest using near-infrared spectroscopy
International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Serra, Sara, Goke, Alex, Diako, Charles, Vixie, Beata, Ross, Carolyn, Musacchi, Stefano, 2019

Preliminary study on effect of early defoliation on dry matter accumulation and storage of reserves on 'Abbé Fétel' pear trees
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Mesa, Karen, Serra, Sara, Masia, Andrea, Gagliardi, Federico, Bucci, Daniele, Musacchi, Stefano, 2019

Optimizing crop load for new apple cultivar: “WA38”
Agronomy, Anthony, Brendon, Serra, Sara, Musacchi, Stefano, 2019

Canopy attachment position influences metabolism and peel constituency of European pear fruit
BMC Plant Biology, Serra, Sara, Sullivan, Nathanael, Mattheis, James P., Musacchi, Stefano, Rudell, David R., 2018

Characterization of a novel self-incompatibility allele in Malus and S-genotyping of select crabapple cultivars
Scientia Horticulturae, Sheick, Ryan, Serra, Sara, De Franceschi, Paolo, Dondini, Luca, Musacchi, Stefano, 2018

The influence of protective netting on tree physiology and fruit quality of apple: A review
Scientia Horticulturae, Mupambi, Giverson, Anthony, Brendon M., Layne, Desmond R., Musacchi, Stefano, Serra, Sara, Schmidt, Tory, Kalcsits, Lee A., 2018

Optimization of leaf area estimation in a high-density apple orchard using hemispherical photography
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Knerl, Angela, Anthony, Brendon, Serra, Sara, Musacchi, Stefano, 2018

Postharvest dry matter and soluble solids content prediction in d’anjou and bartlett pear using near-infrared spectroscopy
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Goke, Alex, Serra, Sara, Musacchi, Stefano, 2018

Apple fruit quality: Overview on pre-harvest factors
Scientia Horticulturae, Musacchi, Stefano, Serra, Sara, 2018

Shade netting reduces sunburn damage and soil moisture depletion in ‘Granny Smith’ apples
Acta Horticulturae, Kalcsits, L., Asteggiano, L., Schmidt, T., Musacchi, S., Serra, S., Layne, D. R., Mupambi, G., 2018

Protective netting improves leaf-level photosynthetic light use efficiency in ‘honeycrisp’ apple under heat stress
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Mupambi, Giverson, Musacchi, Stefano, Serra, Sara, Kalcsits, Lee A., Layne, Desmond R., Schmidt, Tory, 2018

Survey of ‘d’Anjou’ pear metabolic profile following harvest from different canopy positions and fruit tissues
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Rudell, David R., Serra, Sara, Sullivan, Nathanael, Mattheis, James P., Musacchi, Stefano, 2017

Above and below-ground environmental changes associated with the use of photoselective protective netting to reduce sunburn in apple
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Kalcsits, Lee, Musacchi, Stefano, Layne, Desmond R., Schmidt, Tory, Mupambi, Giverson, Serra, Sara, Mendoza, Manoella, Asteggiano, Laura, Jarolmasjed, Sanaz, Sankaran, Sindhuja, Khot, Lav R., Espinoza, Carlos Zúñiga, 2017

Seasonal trends of starch and soluble carbohydrates in fruits and leaves of ‘Abbé Fétel’ pear trees and their relationship to fruit quality parameters
Scientia Horticulturae, Mesa, Karen, Serra, Sara, Masia, Andrea, Gagliardi, Federico, Bucci, Daniele, Musacchi, Stefano, 2016

Crop load influences fruit quality, nutritional balance, and return bloom in ‘Honeycrisp’ apple
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Serra, Sara, Leisso, Rachel, Giordani, Luca, Kalcsits, Lee, Musacchi, Stefano, 2016

Effect of light microclimate on the quality of 'd'Anjou' pears in mature open-centre tree architecture
Biosystems Engineering, Zhang, Jingjin, Serra, Sara, S. Leisso, Rachel, Musacchi, Stefano, 2016

Specific changes of exocarp and mesocarp occurring during softening differently affect firmness in melting (MF) and non melting flesh (NMF) fruits
PLoS One, Onelli, E., Ghiani, A., Gentili, R., Serra, S., Musacchi, S., Citterio, S., 2015

Early proteomic changes in pear (Pyrus communis L.) calli induced by co-culture on microcallus suspension of incompatible quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.)
Scientia Horticulturae, Prinsi, Bhakti, Musacchi, Stefano, Serra, Sara, Sacchi, Gian Attilio, Espen, Luca, 2015

Study of the relation between peach ripening and phenolic compounds, Musacchi, S., Serra, S., Noferini, M., Gagliardi, F., Bucci, D., Pagliuca, G., Zironi, E., 2015

Effect of cool storage duration on ripening initiation of 'Angelys^®' pear fruit, Jajo, A., Corso, M., Bonghi, C., Dal Molin, A., Avanzato, C., Ferrarini, A., Delledonne, M., Rahim, Md A., Trainotti, L., Serra, S., Musacchi, S., 2015

New training systems for high-density planting of sweet cherry
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, Musacchi, Stefano, Gagliardi, Federico, Serra, Sara, 2015