FABI celebrates the accolades of its staff and students
November has been a good month for staff and students at FABI . The Southern African Plant…
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Inspection of invasive disease and pest problems in SANBI's Cape gardens
During the week of 9 November, a FABI team including Prof. Mike Wingfield , Prof. Brenda Wingfield…
FABI meetings return to the auditorium
FABI’s Monday Morning Meeting returned to the auditorium on 16 November after an eight month break,…
Sandisiwe Jali profiled in FSA newsletter
FABI field extension officer Sandisiwe Jali is profiled in an article “ Role models for the future…
A new biocontrol agent for the eucalypt gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa
The end of October saw the first intentional introductions of the parasitoid wasp Quadrastichus…
FABI scientists present their research at prestigious international plant synthetic biology conference
While a pandemic has brought world travel to a near halt, the international scientific community…
Industry experts unpack the intricacies of maize production in South Africa at MCET lecture
FABI postdoctoral Fellow Dr Godfrey Kgatle chaired a national maize cultivar evaluation trial…
Arthropod genomics and their applications on plant health explored in the sixth installment of the FABI International Seminar Series
Renowned insect genomics expert Professor Robert Waterhouse presented the sixth lecture in the FABI…
TPCP team members visit the southern Cape
When you think of the southern Cape, you think of the Tsitsikamma: long beaches and the rolling…
TPCP team members visit plantations on the KZN coast
Some of the most impressive, and in fact some of the earliest, clonal eucalypt plantations can be…
The Hans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research hosts its annual student presentation day
The Avocado Research Programme (ARP) in FABI hosted its annual Student Presentation Day on 15…
National monitoring of Eucalyptus pests and their biological control agents
During the week of 5-9 October the members of the Tree Protection Co-operative (TPCP) in FABI…
Inspection of trees dying in the Hennops river valley
Relatively regular reports of trees dying in various parts of Gauteng have emerged during the…
Prof. Wilhelm de Beer receives the SAIF Distinguished Forestry Award
Congratulations to Prof. Wilhelm de Beer who was awarded this year’s Distinguished Forestry Award…
Harvesting Phytophthora pathogenicity trials in the KZN midlands
Over the past few years there have been reports of root-associated post-planting mortality of…
NSTF video interview with Mike Wingfield
A video interview with FABI founding Director, Professor Mike Wingfield has been published online…
Fifth FABI International Seminar explores disease resistance against necrotrophic fungal pathogens
The fifth presentation in FABI ’s popular International Seminar Series was by Prof. Katherine Denby…
FABI celebrates the achievements of its Spring graduates
Congratulations to 20 graduates affiliated with FABI whose degrees were conferred at the University…
National Maize Cultivar Evaluation Trials seed packing at FABI
A team of students and interns from the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) and DSI-NRF…
UP Vice-Chancellor visits York Timbers with FABI colleagues
During the week of 21 September, University of Pretoria (UP) Vice Chancellor and Principal, Prof.…