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PSHB App training with JCPZ staff

PSHB App training with JCPZ staff

The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) , Euwallacea fornicatus , is one of the most damaging tree…

Prof. Cobus Visagie becomes a member of the ICTF

Prof. Cobus Visagie becomes a member of the ICTF

The International Commission on the Taxonomy of Fungi (ICTF) has the important goal to promote the…

Field day at the Serbian Institute for Field And Vegetable Crops

Field day at the Serbian Institute for Field And Vegetable Crops

The Serbian Institute for Field And Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad hosted a field day for the final…

Beetles, bugs, and Mac trees

Beetles, bugs, and Mac trees

Four “Madmacs” from the Macadamia Protection Programme (MaPP) , Elisa Pal (PhD), Angel Maduke…

Students attend the 33<sup>rd</sup> SANSOR Congress

Students attend the 33rd SANSOR Congress

FABI students Samkelisiwe Thango , Phrasia Mapfumo , Tumisang Mokgobu , Sithembile Kunene and…

FABIan nominated to join the board of the International Sunflower Association

FABIan nominated to join the board of the International Sunflower Association

The International Sunflower Association's (ISA) mandate is to facilitate networking and…

<i>Rosellinia necatrix</i> – We are onto you!

Rosellinia necatrix – We are onto you!

Three Avocado Research Programme (ARP) members ( Tsakani Miyambo , Alicia Fick and Makhosazana…

FABIan wins runner-up poster award at the International Sunflower Conference in Serbia

FABIan wins runner-up poster award at the International Sunflower Conference in Serbia

FABI PhD candidate, Phrasia Mapfumo , presented a poster at the 20 th International Sunflower…

FABI attends the 20<sup>th</sup> International Sunflower Conference in Serbia

FABI attends the 20th International Sunflower Conference in Serbia

FABI senior lecturer, Dr Nicky Creux , and PhD student, Ms Phrasia Mapfumo attended the 20 th…

New MoU signed between FABI and Research Institute of Fast Growing Trees in China

New MoU signed between FABI and Research Institute of Fast Growing Trees in China

FABI celebrated a 17-year partnership with the Chinese Academy of Forestry ’s Research Institute of…

Can you sense how I stink?

Can you sense how I stink?

Professor Trudi Joubert , Director of the Carl and Emily Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics…

Hooray for a pine needle fungal isolation jamboree!

Hooray for a pine needle fungal isolation jamboree!

From 16 to 18 May a few members of the TPCP team, together with plant pathologist and FABI…

Dr Carlos Rodas examines Western Cape disease problems

Dr Carlos Rodas examines Western Cape disease problems

Dr Carlos Rodas , long-time FABI collaborator arrived in South Africa early in May to attend and…

The GRP extension team completes a maize ear rot survey in the Eastern Cape

The GRP extension team completes a maize ear rot survey in the Eastern Cape

The Grain Research Program (GRP) team ( Dr Mahlane Godfrey Kgatle , Carlynn Jacobs , Vinolia Danki…

Neriman Yilmaz attends the 13<sup>th</sup> Conference of the World Mycotoxin Forum

Neriman Yilmaz attends the 13th Conference of the World Mycotoxin Forum

FABI Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Neriman Yilmaz attended the 13 th Conference of the World…

NGRP Team visits CropWatch Africa at Komatipoort

NGRP Team visits CropWatch Africa at Komatipoort

On 17-18 May, the FABI Grain Research Programme (GRP) extension team consisting of Dr David Read ,…

Jane Chepsergon celebrates the successful completion of her PhD

Jane Chepsergon celebrates the successful completion of her PhD

Congratulations to Jane Chepsergon on successfully completing her PhD! Jane presented her Prestige…

Microbes from extreme environments discussed at the FABI International Seminar Series

Microbes from extreme environments discussed at the FABI International Seminar Series

Dr Claudia Coleine of the University of Tuscia, Italy presented a fascinating talk entitled…

Ethiopian researchers visit FABI, ICFR and local forestry companies

Ethiopian researchers visit FABI, ICFR and local forestry companies

Researchers from the Ethiopian Environment and Forestry Research Institute (EEFRI) , Dr Agena…

TPCP Symposium returns to an in-person event

TPCP Symposium returns to an in-person event

The 33 rd annual meeting of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) and DSI-NRF Centre of…