Xylella, from emergency to management
Integrated Management Strategies for Mitigating Xylella fastidiosa impact in Europe
In a nutshell
The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is one of the most threatening plant pathogens in the worldThe BeXyl Project gathers the top worldwide scientists and stakeholders to find new strategies to mitigate the impact of the Xylella fastidiosa outbreaks in the EU
A worldwide project
31 partners from 14 countries and a stakeholder’s board with more than 40 government agencies, NGOs, nurseries, and farmer’s associations
The Goal
creating a community of scientists, citizens, and end-users, such as farmers to policymakers, to shorten the distance between research and on-field applications
The methodology
a multidisciplinary approach to fill the knowledge gaps on Xf and develop practical solutions to manage the outbreaks
Latest Updates
Open position for a postdoctoral researcher
Investigating the mechanisms shaping the adaptation of the phytopathogenic...
The Xf outbreak in Alicante, a talk with Antonio Vicent
In 2017, researchers found Xylella fastidiosa in mainland Spain for the first...
In Apulia Xf infected 21 million olive trees, estimates suggest
Since 2013 Xylella fastidiosa has infected 21 million olive trees in Apulia,...
Studies on priming give new momentum to research on Xf resistance
The results of new studies on the "priming" mechanism in grapevine plants may...
EFSA launches a comic strip on Xf
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) started the publication of a comic...
Xylella files: Xf is a global issue, let’s improve communication
The communication on Xylella fastidiosa must grow to keep pace with an...
In line with the EU Plant Health Law approach, the BeXyl Project aims to strengthen the two pillars of plant protection: prevention and control
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CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible
Av/ Menendez Pidal s/n
14004 Córdoba (Spain)
