XF-ACTORS - H2020 research project on Xylella fastidiosa

XF-ACTORS Digital Research Object Portal

An infrastructure that aims to provide a unique entry point to search for open research data and open access documents on Xylella fastidiosa

European research on Xylella fastidiosa

A book of abstracts collecting all the contributions presented during the 2nd Joint Annual Meeting of the POnTE and XF-Actors projects in Valencia on the emerging plant diseases.

About the project XF-actors

XF-ACTORS is the first research project in Europe entirely devoted to research on the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa.
A multidisciplinary research program implemented by an international consortium of 29 partners. Funded by the European Commission as part of the Horizon 2020 program.

Screening of olive cultivars for searching sources of resistance to Xylella fastidiosa

List of olive cultivars under evaluation, based on the year in which the experiments were started, both in the greenhouse (artificial inoculations) and under field conditions (exposure to infected vectors).

Pictures of the symptoms caused by Xylella fastidiosa in host plants

A collection of pictures showing symptoms associated with the presence of Xylella fastidiosa in susceptible host plants in the different Countries where the pathogen is known to occur.

XYLELLA UPDATES

15/05/2019

Xylella update: still no cure, control measures crucial

EFSA has updated its assessment of the risks posed by Xylella fastidiosa to plants and crops in the European Union. The new assessment provides new insights and conclusions on controlling existing outbreaks of this pest and preventing further spread in the EU....

18/04/2019

Xylella fastidiosa in Tuscany (Italy): typing of the strains revealed the occurrence of a novel sequence type – ST87

In the framework of the project XF-ACTORS the genetic characterization of the strains cultured from different hosts identified in the outbreak discovered last December in Tuscany, has been completed revealing that a single and novel genotype – denoted “Sequence Type...

08/04/2019

Exploitation of research projects outcomes: the ongoing program for monitoring and control of Xylella-vectors in the demarcated area of Apulia (southern Italy)

The identification of the first European vectors of Xylella fastidiosa, studies on their biology and host preference have been deeply investigated in the last three years in the framework of a dedicated procurement funded by EFSA and within several tasks of the H2020...

LATEST NEWS

03/06/2019

The new EU Plant Health regime: main changes foreseen in the EU Regulation 2016/2031

A technical seminar on the main implications for the nursery industry of the new Plant Health Regime that will be applicable from 14 December 2019, were presented on June 1st at Vivai Capitanio (Monopoli, Italy) within the annual event organized by ANVE and several partners.

31/05/2019

A technical & practical course on Xylella fastidiosa organized by the regional association of agronomist (Apulia, Italy)

Photo courtesy: CIHEAM Bari A 3-day course has been organized this week by the Apulian association of agronomist to provide critical information and share relevant scientific background with agronomists and farm advisories operating in the Xylella-demarcated and...

10/04/2019

ACLI RACALE presents the pilot project “Resilience”, an information desk for supporting growers in the area affected by Xylella fastidiosa

ACLI Racale Cooperative, a partner of the POnTE Project, opens today an information desk in the framework of Resilience, a local pilot initiative. This information point is located in the “hotspot” of the Xylella-infected area of Apulia (southern Italy) and aims to...

PROJECT PUBLICATIONS

16/05/2019

Collection of data and information on biology and control of vectors of Xylella fastidiosa

Authors: Francesco Di Serio Nicola Bodino Vincenzo Cavalieri Stefano Demichelis Michele Di Carolo Crescenza Dongiovanni Giulio Fumarola Gianni Gilioli Emilio Guerrieri Ugo Picciotti Elisa Plazio Francesco Porcelli Matteo Saladini Martina Salerno Anna Simonetto...

16/05/2019

Update of the Scientific Opinion on the risks to plant health posed by Xylella fastidiosa in the EU territory

Authors: EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Francesco Di Serio, Paolo Gonthier, Marie-Agne s Jacques, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A...

10/05/2019

Guidelines for the prevention, eradication and containment of Xylella fastidiosa in olive-growing areas

Authors: Catalano, L., Shoki, A.-D., Boscia, D. and Martelli, G.P. Published: 2019 Abstract: The guidelines provide detailed information on: the disease, its symptoms, the vector and outlines specific strategies for the implementation of a contingency programme...