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CFTPP Team at CERC’s 40 km team building walk

CFTPP Team at CERC’s 40 km team building walk

The whole year's work depends on a good start in spring, and the work for the year is best begun in…

Dr Wayne Hancock visits the Macadamia Protection Programme and presents a special seminar at FABI

Dr Wayne Hancock visits the Macadamia Protection Programme and presents a special seminar at FABI

Dr Wayne Hancock of Southern Cross University, Australia visited Dr Gerda Fourie, research leader…

Quentin Santana becomes the third FABIan to earn the title “Dr” in 2019

Quentin Santana becomes the third FABIan to earn the title “Dr” in 2019

Congratulations to Quentin Santana on fulfilling all the requirements for a PhD degree! Quentin is…

Crossing the Equator: A research visit to the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) in Uganda

Crossing the Equator: A research visit to the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) in Uganda

From 18 to 22 March, Dr Vuyiswa Bushula-Njah visited the National Coffee Research Institute…

International Day of Forests celebrated at Future Africa and FABI

International Day of Forests celebrated at Future Africa and FABI

FABI Director Professor Bernard Slippers and FABI founding Director and current IUFRO President…

FABIans flexed their green fingers at 2019’s first tree planting session

FABIans flexed their green fingers at 2019’s first tree planting session

A team of about 40 students spent the morning of 21 March replanting 1600 cuttings into potting…

PSHB fungus tested for pathogenicity on commercial forest trees

PSHB fungus tested for pathogenicity on commercial forest trees

The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) and its fungus ( Fusarium euwallaceae ) have been making…

FABI hosts delegation from DAFF’s International Day of Forests celebrations

FABI hosts delegation from DAFF’s International Day of Forests celebrations

FABI hosted a delegation of officials from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries…

FABI PhD student speaks about his prize-winning science communication video and tree health matters in interview with VO

FABI PhD student speaks about his prize-winning science communication video and tree health matters in interview with VOC FM

FABI PhD candidate Darryl Herron cast the spotlight on tree health matters during an interview with…

FABI attends the Fungal Genetics meeting

FABI attends the Fungal Genetics meeting

The Fungal Genetics meeting is held in Asilomar, California every second year. This venue is not…

Busy week in the field for the TPCP

Busy week in the field for the TPCP

In the week of 4 March, the TPCP had three different field trips to the KwaZulu-Natal, Midlands.…

Thirteen students join the CTHB Undergraduate Mentorship Programme in 2019

Thirteen students join the CTHB Undergraduate Mentorship Programme in 2019

Thirteen undergraduate students will get their first taste of life as researchers as mentees in the…

Prof Steven Chown: Global leader in Antarctic Science and Biodiversity visits FABI

Prof Steven Chown: Global leader in Antarctic Science and Biodiversity visits FABI

Professor Steven Chown of the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University in Australia…

A tree health engagement in Florida

A tree health engagement in Florida

Professor Mike Wingfield spent three days in Gainsville, Florida during the week of the 18…

Fieldwork to understand the emerging Ceratocystis threat to Eucalyptus in South Africa

Fieldwork to understand the emerging Ceratocystis threat to Eucalyptus in South Africa

From 17-19 February, some members of the Ceratocystis team, Dr Irene Barnes , and TPCP students and…

Shot Hole borer projects launched in forests of the Southern Cape

Shot Hole borer projects launched in forests of the Southern Cape

During the past week, Prof. Wilhelm de Beer of FABI and Prof. Francois Roets from Stellenbosch…

Chinese student delegation visits FABI

Chinese student delegation visits FABI

FABI welcomed a student delegation from the Tsinghua University in Beijing on 20 February. The 12…

FABI students do well at SA Botany Congress

FABI students do well at SA Botany Congress

During January a group of FABIans participated in the 45th Conference of the South African…

CFTPP research leader visits FABI

CFTPP research leader visits FABI

University of Pretoria Extra-ordinary Professor ShuaiFei Chen made a 10-day visit to FABI during…

FABIans strengthening collaboration between France and South Africa

FABIans strengthening collaboration between France and South Africa

The French Embassy organised a meeting of French academics working in South Africa on 8 February.…