Bexyl Project
@BexylP
Beyond Xylella, Integrated Management Strategies for Mitigating Xylella fastidiosa impact in Europe
📸Exploring our almond tree collection in search of resistance to Xylella fastidiosa. 🍃 In this study, scions from different almond genotypes are grafted onto X. fastidiosa-infected trees. Over time, we monitor them for symptoms and test for bacterial colonization. Resistant…
New BeXyl Sentinel Plot in Eastern Spain 🇪🇸 In collaboration with the Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA) - GVA, Generalitat Valenciana, we've established a new 'sentinel plot' in eastern Spain! What's the purpose? Researchers, including those from BeXyl and…
Last month, #BeXylProject was presented at an important IOC workshop focusing on olive genetic resources and climate change adaptation! 🌳🔬 From June 22-25, we were invited by IOC and CIHEM Zaragoza to CREA Rende, where Soraya Mousavi (CNR-IBBR, Scientific Responsible for…
Our Project Coordinator, Blanca B. Landa, will be representing the #BeXylProject at the upcoming BIOVEXO Cluster Webinar on July 16th! 🎤 She'll introduce BeXyl's work as part of this key collaboration with @BIOVEXO_H2020, #LifeResilience, and #NextGenBioPest. The webinar…
New research highlights a key to understanding Xylella fastidiosa host diversity! 🧬🔬 Navdeep Kaur, an M.S. graduate from Auburn University, with #BeXylProject funding, explored the link between Xylella's 'junk DNA' (pseudogenes) and its ability to infect multiple plants. Her…
Nature Itself Can Help Fight Xylella! 🔬🌳 New research from the University of Córdoba (UCO), co-led by E. Quesada (BeXyl Work Package 5 Co-Leader), explores a promising natural solution against Xylella fastidiosa! UCO scientists are investigating how common entomopathogenic…
We're pleased to share some interesting pictures from our partner, Professor Silke Robatzek, a Heisenberg Professor at Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany! 🔬🌿 In her role within the Horizon Europe-funded BeXyl consortium, Professor Robatzek is focused on elucidating…
In OLINT magazine's June issue, you'll find a dedicated article on the #BeXylProject, highlighting our key collaboration with Agromillora! 🗞️🌱 Agromillora is contributing significantly to BeXyl's EU-funded efforts for #XylellaFastidiosa prevention and containment strategies.…
As part of #BeXylProject's Work Package 1, we're collaborating with botanical gardens across Europe (and beyond!). These diverse collections are ideal for: - Early detection of exotic pathogens - Identifying new host plants and pathogen associations - Surveillance in urban areas…
Rob Tanner from EPPO, a #BeXylProject partner, presented today at the 134th Plenary Meeting of EFSA's Scientific Panel on Plant Health. He is discussing outcomes from the recent EPPO/NEPPO Contingency Exercise Workshop for a Xylella fastidiosa pest outbreak in Tunisia. This…
Entomopathogenic fungi can help to provide tools for the biological control of vectors' population! 🌱 Our partners from @unito are deploying Metarhizium anisopliae BP1q in Apulian 🇮🇹olive orchards. This entomopathogenic fungus is being sprayed on grass cover to control…
🌿From 17 to 19 June, Blanca B. Landa and Lucia Alonso Villar participated in the 2nd Annual Conference on “Plant Microbiomes” in Lemesos, Cyprus. BeXyl project coordinator Blanca B. Landa gave a lecture on "unraveling and engineering the olive xylem microbiome to enhance it…
🌿Fighting Xylella: A Collaborative Approach in Alicante - Spain 🇪🇸 In this video, David Cubillo Pérez from the Generalitat Valenciana discusses the major challenge of managing and implementing Xylella fastidiosa eradication measures in Alicante. This massive undertaking…
The #BeXylProject proudly participated in the 14th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology, held this week in Uppsala, Sweden! 🇸🇪 Our speakers presented key research on Xylella fastidiosa: 🔬 Igor D. Weber (University of Brescia): "Epidemiological model of…
Don't miss the LAST Xylella seminar of the season! 📢 On June 3rd, Francesco Volpe (UNITO) will present on "Between promise and reality: Evaluating Ooctonus vulgatus as a Biocontrol Candidate for P. spumarius." 👉 Info at [email protected] @BexylP @Plants_EFSA…
Xylella in Spain 🇪🇸: Understanding the Outbreaks and the BeXyl's approach. 🔬In our latest interview, Ester Marco Noales - @GVAivia - shares crucial insights into the Xylella outbreaks in Spain, detailing the specific strains, and the project's cutting-edge research. Discover…