A Conversation about tree loss, the value of plantations and forest health
Two recent influential documents mapped the current state of forest resources, and how it has…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Two FABIans attend the International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC) in Germany
Prof. Lucy Moleleki and PhD student Stanford Kwenda , of the Bacterial Genomics and Host Pathogen…
Youth Features Prominently at the WFC2015
The youth are the future of the forestry industry. This message was at the forefront of almost…
FABI Presents a World Café Session on Forest Health at the World Forestry Congress in Durban
As with many inter-disciplinary and wide-encompassing congresses like the 14th World Forestry…
IUFRO President Opens IFSA Workshop
International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) President Prof. Mike Wingfield opened…
FABIans make an impact at ICFR symposium
FABI was well represented at the one-day Institute for Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR)…
Nine FABIans graduate at Spring Graduation Ceremony 2015
FABI applauds the nine graduates who made the Institute proud at the Spring Graduation Ceremony of…
FABIan awarded one of four SARChI chairs to be hosted at UP
When the science journal Nature announced it's recent impact factor it did so with a front cover…
FABIAns present research at Workshop on Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions in France
Two PhD students, Ronishree Mangwanda and Caryn Oates , postdoctoral fellow María Vivas , and a…
Goodbye winter, welcome spring!
In keeping with tradition, FABIans celebrated the first day of September with tea, cakes and other…
Invasion Biologist Visits FABI
Invasion biologist Prof. John Wilson addressed FABI on biological invasions in South Africa and the…
Nature Publishing Group visits UP to explore exciting opportunities for promoting science in Africa
A free online portal with a focus on Africa could open up opportunities on the continent to promote…
Celebrating Science success
During their quarterly meeting, the management committee of the Tree Protection Cooperative…
UP with Science introduces school children to hidden world of plant disease
Identifying the causal agents of the most baffling plant diseases is a major feat that can take…
New report of a serious fungal pathogen on Eucalyptus in SA
The TPCP team has recently confirmed the presence of a very serious pathogen of Eucalyptus in South…
International seed pathologist visits FABI
Prof. Lindsey du Toit from the Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, USA,…
FABI paper on forest health published in Science
The journal Science this week published a special issue focusing on forest health in a changing…
FABIans act as judges at Northern Gauteng Senior Expo for Young Scientists
FABIans lent their time and expertise to the participants of the Northern Gauteng Senior Expo for…
TPCP researchers release biocontrol agent for the red gum lerp psyllid
August 2015 marked the first releases of the parasitoid wasp Psyllaephagus bliteus in eucalypt…
FABI celebrates 7th prestige seminar for 2015
FABIans celebrated another milestone on August 14. David Read presented his prestige seminar in…