Nurseries are one of the sectors most affected by the consequences of Xylella fastidiosa outbreaks in Europe. EU measures to prevent the spread of the bacterium, in fact, include severe restrictions on the movement and trade of plants from the infected areas. As the...

The European Commission closed the infringement procedure against Italy for failing to adequately prevent further spread of Xylella fastidiosa in Apulia. The case had been opened in 2015 and led to a 2019 ruling of the EU Court of Justice, which confirmed that Rome...

"Xylella, 10 years later, EU research investigates new solutions" is the headline of an article by ANSA (the main Italian news agency) on the history of EU research and the BeXyl project. "The 'BeXyl-Beyond Xylella' project, launched at the end of 2022, aims to go...

From 16 to 19 June 2024, the BeXyl participant Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Madrid (ICA-CSIC) will host the first European workshop and training course on Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) technique. EPG is a tool for investigating plant-insect interactions,...

Abstract submissions and travel grant applications are now open for the next year's International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria (ICPPB). ICPPB promotes and disseminates the latest scientific advances in all aspects of phytobacteriology including disease...

A bank is a place where you can protect your most valuable assets. It is also an organization that helps to keep the economy going by circulating, lending and investing resources. For plant science research, the functions of a germplasm bank are not so different. A...