An on-line symposium celebrating Jacaranda month in Pretoria
October is widely known as Jacaranda month in Pretoria due to the flowering of the many thousands…
FABI News
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FABI Mentorship students celebrate the completion of their training
The Centre for Plant Health Biotechnology (CPHB) and T ree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP)…
Interns attend a phytosanitation course
FABI 's Phytosanitation and Biosecurity interns attended a weeklong Phytosanitation course…
Assisting the investigation into declining Eucalyptus clones in Mpumalanga
Professors Brett Hurley and Irene Barnes of the Tree-Protection Co-Operative Programme (TPCP) ,…
FABI researchers visit Austria as part of Mycobiomics collaboration
As part of the ongoing international collaboration within the EU-funded MYCOBIOMICS project , FABI…
FABIans contribute to AGRIOS’ Plant Pathology 6th edition textbook
AGRIOS’ Plant Pathology is a very familiar text for several generations of plant pathologists…
TPCP participates in Wattle Field Days
Miss Sandisiwe Jali and Prof. Brett Hurley of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) in…
Well done Myriam!
Eucalyptus is one of the most important commercial forestry species planted globally but are…
UP hosts the joint SASBi|SAGS BIO2024 conference
The University of Pretoria hosted the joint South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) and…
FABI Hosts world-renowned yeast scientist
The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) was delighted to host Dr Andrey Yurkov…
Annual seed packing for National Maize Cultivar Trials
A dedicated team of FABI ans, led by the National Grain Research Programme at FABI-UP (NGRP) has…
Two FABI research groups attend the SAMAC Grower Symposium
From 9-11 September, the Macadamia Protection Programme (MaPP) and the Forest Molecular Genetics…
Researchers spotlight global threats from Phytophthora at International Conference
Drs Trudy Paap and Tanay Bose , Research Fellows with the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme…
GRP Pest and Disease Diagnostic Clinic participates in Grain SA’s Farmers’ Days
Farmers' Days provide farmers with valuable insights into the latest advances in crop production,…
Renowned fungal geneticist joins FABI as an Extraordinary Professor
Prof. André Fleißner is a respected member of the international fungal genetics research community.…
FABI hosts a gathering to consider environmental fungi affecting human and animal health
FABI researchers recently hosted a group of colleagues from various parts of the world having a…
Nineteen FABIans capped at the UP Spring Graduation
FABI is proud of the 19 graduates (eight PhD and 11 MSc) being capped at the University of…
FABIans attend the 27th International Congress of Entomology
The 27 th International Congress of Entomology took place 25-30 August in Kyoto, Japan. The theme…
FABIans participate at IUFRO Division 7 Meeting in Japan
The IUFRO Division 7 Joint Meeting took place from 21-23 August in Tokyo, Japan, under the theme "…
FABI at the 12th International Mycological Congress (IMC12)
The 12 th International Mycological Congress (IMC12) was held from 11-15 August in Maastricht, the…