Record turnout for FABI’s International Seminar Series
FABI was proud to host it’s monthly International Seminar on 29 April. This event drew more than…
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Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
FABI's Internship Programme is growing
On 1 April, Anza Muthabi and Thembeka Mkhize , joined the FABI Internship programme. Theie…
Contributing to the USDA Beech Leaf Disease Workshop
Beech Leaf Disease has become a great threat to Beech trees, specifically in North America. It…
Tree planting day for the Mad Macs team
On Tuesday 20 April, members of the Macadamia Protection Programme (MPP) in FABI planted…
Brett Hurley appointed as ICFR Research Associate
Professor Brett Hurley has been appointed as a Research Associate of the Institute for Commercial…
Engaging small holder farmers to use digital disease diagnostic support tools
FABI has partnered with Grain SA and Social Coding SA to engage smallholder farmers to connect with…
FABI bids Fahimeh farewell
A small group of FABI ans attended a farewell function for Dr Fahimeh Jami who leaves the Institute…
Discovering biologically-active fungal metabolites from unexplored species
The March guest presenter of the FABI International Seminar Series was the world-renown Prof. Marc…
Partnership to bring big data techniques to Africa’s agriculture and forestry sectors
Advance.io is partnering with Innovation Africa @UP to bring artificial intelligence and big data…
Mike Wingfield participates in the Australian Myrtle Rust Symposium
Some would argue that myrtle rust (to some known as Eucalyptus or guava rust) caused by…
Prof Brenda Wingfield and Dr. Tuan Dong to receive prestigious UP awards
The FABI team was delighted to learn this past week that the University of Pretoria (UP) will…
Augmentative biological control of the Sirex woodwasp continues in 2021
Technical staff, Sophie Nyoni and Pritty Khumalo , have again produced millions of nematodes for…
Online launch of forestry pests and diseases book
The official launch of the recently-published book “I mportant insect pests and diseases of Pinus…
Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer online resource
It has been just over three years since the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB), Euwallacea…
Many hands make light work at the TPCP tree planting
Many hands make light work! Some 50 students linked to the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme…
GRP team visits farms in the Eastern Cape and KZN
The Grain Research Program (GRP) team comprising MSc student, Alice Mthembu , and Drs David Nsib o…
FABI researchers work with Sappi in KwaZulu-Natal
FABI team members including Prof. Mike Wingfield , Prof. Irene Barnes , Prof. Brenda Wingfield , Dr…
Drivers and brakes of pathogen emergence
Plant pathogens are a major threat to agricultural and understanding why we see their (re)emergence…
In memoriam: Professor Stefan Neser
Professor Stefan Neser was archetypical the iconic naturalist. His broad and deep knowledge of…
Macadamia research program’s field visit to Mpumalanga
The Macadamia Protection Program (MPP) is back in the field! MPP research group leader Dr Gerda…