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
Xf4 highlights: a model to control the Xylella vector population
Researchers make the first steps for a model to calculate the optimum timing...
Xf4 highlights: how research contributed to the EU legislation
In July the EU approved updates to the list of plants known to be susceptible...
Xf4 highlights: scientists discuss the Xylella risk for temperate countries
Top world scientists discussed the potential risk for X....
Xf4 highlights: in Apulia, Xylella’s spread is slowing down
In the last five years, Xylella fastidiosa spread towards the north of Apulia...
Xf4 highlights: research multiplies efforts on disease-resistant plants
Host plant resistance remains the most practical, efficient, and...
Xf4 highlights: The Era of Giants, the documentary on Xylella
The 4th European Conference on Xylella fastidiosa program...
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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