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

28/06/2019

Revealed: The secret life of the spittlebug

Citizen scientists have provided a wealth of new data on a curious insect that makes blobs of spittle on plants. More than 11,000 sightings of the spittlebug, or froghopper, have been recorded across the UK, with the south of England proving a stronghold. The...

25/06/2019

First report of Xylella fastidiosa in Israel

The NPPO of Israel recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the first record of Xylella fastidiosa (EPPO A2 List) on its territory. During a survey carried out in 2017-2018, a few symptomatic almond (Prunus dulcis) trees were discovered and subsequently eradicated....

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....

LATEST NEWS

03/07/2019

XF-ACTORS and PonTE: an intense week of dissemination events and conferences

An intense program of dissemination events and conferences for the consortium XF-ACTORS next week. Representatives of the XF-ACTORS and PonTE consortia will attend and contribute to the program of the following events: – WG4 meeting “Disease Management –...

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...

PROJECT PUBLICATIONS

18/07/2019

An overview on the worldwide vectors of Xylella fastidiosa

Authors: Daniele Cornara; Anna Markheiser; Marina Morente Díaz; Nicola Bodino. Published: July 2019 Abstract: The Gram-negative bacterium Xylella fastidiosa causes disease in a number of important crops and plants within natural ecosystems. Most notable among these...

04/07/2019

A lattice model to manage the vector and the infection of the Xylella fastidiosa on olive trees

Authors: Annalisa Fierro; Antonella Liccardo; Francesco Porcelli. Published: June 19, 2019 Abstract: Since October 2013 a new devastating plant disease, known as Olive Quick Decline Syndrome, has been killing most of the olive trees distributed in Apulia, South Italy....

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...