FABIans plant thousands of Eucalyptus cuttings
Nimble fingers made light work of a day spent planting Eucalyptus cuttings at the FABI Nursery. The…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
FABIan attends EMBO Conference in Spain
Aquillah Kanzi , a PhD student of the TPCP research group in FABI, attended the EMBO Conference in…
FMG hosts its fourth annual research symposium at UP
The fourth annual research meeting of the Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Programme was held at the…
Canadian Forest Service scientists helps grow capacity in chemical ecology at FABI
Dr. Jeremy Allison of the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) visited FABI between 3-23 November to work…
Macadamia growers visit FABI
FABI recently hosted a visit by board members of the Southern African Macadamia Growers’…
CTHB marks a decade of mentorship programmes
A celebratory breakfast marking ten years since the launch of two outreach programmes affiliated to…
FABIan engages homeschool students in research project
Combining educational outreach with hypothesis driven research is Joey Hulbert’s goal with Cape…
FABIans visit Shizouka University, Japan
As part of a joint research grant funded under the NRF/JST Agreement on Cooperation in Science and…
Two more biocontrol agents arrive at the FABI biocontrol centre
Biological control is one of the most important strategies to manage the increasing number of…
FABI celebrates 18th anniversary at the Annual Year-End Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony
The 2015 FABI year-end gala dinner and awards ceremony was indeed a ‘monumental’ occasion!…
22nd Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop in FABI
The 22nd Advanced Phylogenetics Workshop took place in FABI from 9 to 13 November 2015. The…
FMG researchers represent FABI and UP at 11th International Plant Molecular Biology (IPMB) meeting and visit FuturaGene, Brazil
Fabians in the Forest Molecular Genetics Programme (FMG) , Prof. Zander Myburg , Drs. Sanushka…
Canadian fungal molecular biologist presents special seminar at FABI
Professor Louis Bernier from the Université Laval in Québec City, Canada presented a special…
Two PhD prestige seminar celebrations at FABI
Two PhD prestige seminars were presented in FABI during the past week. We congratulate Gerda Fourie…
FABI delegation attends international tree invasion workshop
A delegation from the TPCP / CTHB research groups in FABI presented talks at an international…
Construction of a new semi-quarantine tunnel starts at the FABI Biocontrol Centre
During the past week, the construction of a new, state-of-the-art semi-quarantine tunnel started at…
Plant pathologist from Washington State University presents a special seminar at FABI
Prof. Tobin Peever of the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University, visited…
FABI celebrates ninth PhD degree pass for 2015
DongHyeon Lee presented his prestige seminar at FABI on November 4 th . It was a joyous occasion as…
FABI represented at the IUFRO Root and Butt Rot of Forest Trees Conference in Turkey
The 14 th IUFRO Root and Butt Rot of Forest Trees conference was held in Turkey from 12-18 October…
FABIans ‘floored’ at the first FAME Club seminars
With a name eerily similar to the novel and film Fight Club, it could put fear in the hearts of…