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…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
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
FABI welcomed a student delegation from the Tsinghua University in Beijing on 20 February. The 12…
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
University of Pretoria Extra-ordinary Professor ShuaiFei Chen made a 10-day visit to FABI during…
FABIans strengthening collaboration between France and South Africa
The French Embassy organised a meeting of French academics working in South Africa on 8 February.…
TPCP field extension services boosted by the appointment of Dr Trudy Paap
FABI is pleased to announce that Dr Trudy Paap has been appointed, with effect from February, to…
FABIans celebrate two prestige seminars in as many days
FeiFei Liu successfully defended her PhD thesis on 29 January, becoming the second FABI an this…
FABIans attend orchids conference
South Africa is the epicenter for African orchid diversity of which most species are endemic to the…
Elrea Strydom presents the first prestige seminar at FABI in 2019
Elrea Strydom fulfilled all the requirements for a PhD degree after successfully defending her…
FABI shines at SASPP meeting
The 2019 meeting of the Southern African Society for Plant Pathology (SASPP) took place on the West…
Scouting for eucalyptus pests on the Cape Peninsula
Eucalyptus spp. have been planted extensively in many parts of the Western Cape Province going back…
Mammoth inoculation trial of pine seedlings
Late in 2018, 14 FABI ans banded together for the mammoth task of inoculating and disease…
Leaders in the TPCP outline strategy for the months ahead
Members of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme(TPCP) met at the Future Africa campus on 17…
FABIans herald 2019 at the Institute’s welcome breakfast and first Monday Morning Meeting
The excitement was palpable as FABI Director Professor Bernard Slippers welcomed staff and students…
Professor Mike Wingfield appointed Advisor to the UP Executive
The University of Pretoria (UP) has appointed FABI founding-Director Prof Mike Wingfield as Advisor…
Andi Wilson awarded FWIS Doctoral Fellowship
In early December 2018, French beauty products manufacturer L’Oréal, partnered with UNESCO to host…
FABIan participates in the first NRF-NSF funded Bark Beetle-Fungus Workshop in Florida, USA
From 8 to 10 December 2018, a group of 15 scientists from South Africa and the USA met at the…
Shot Hole Borer invasion places FABI in the spotlight
The invasion of the tree-killing Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) in South Africa has gained wide…
FABI and CABI jointly host the first Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Workshop in Africa
During the last week of November, a team of scientists from FABI under the leadership of Prof.…