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Mycobiomics Project brings HZI researchers to FABI

Mycobiomics Project brings HZI researchers to FABI

FABI hosted Prof. Marc Stadler , and three of his PhD candidates Ms. Javariya Syeda Khalid, Ms.…

Hard work and willpower wins the day for Phrasia!

Hard work and willpower wins the day for Phrasia!

FABI congratulates Phrasia Mapfumo on the successful completion of her PhD. Phrasia presented her…

Advancing solutions for Facial eczema: FABI hosts the 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual SILD Programme Meeting

Advancing solutions for Facial eczema: FABI hosts the 2nd Annual SILD Programme Meeting

On 21 November, FABI hosted the 2 nd Annual Meeting of the Sporidesmin-Induced Liver Disease (SILD)…

New fungal culture collection Curator appointed

New fungal culture collection Curator appointed

The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) fungal culture collection (CMW) and…

RGE-FABI THP team host a tree health symposium

RGE-FABI THP team host a tree health symposium

The RGE-FABI Tree Health Programme (THP) is a collaborative venture between the global integrated…

An on-line symposium celebrating Jacaranda month in Pretoria

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 Mentorship students celebrate the completion of their training

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

Interns attend a phytosanitation course

FABI 's Phytosanitation and Biosecurity interns attended a weeklong Phytosanitation course…

Assisting the investigation into declining <I>Eucalyptus</I> clones in Mpumalanga

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

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 6<sup>th</sup> edition textbook

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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 <I>Phytophthora</I> at International Conference

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

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

Renowned fungal geneticist joins FABI as an Extraordinary Professor

Prof. André Fleißner is a respected member of the international fungal genetics research community.…