The EPPI team completed the second large scale inoculation trial as part of a study that aims to identify DNA markers associated with resistance against Chrysoporthe austroafricana
Professor Caterina Villari visited FABI on 20 October after concluding a 10-day visit to the Western Cape to attend the fifth meeting of the Bark Beetle Mycobiome Network Project in South Africa.
Prof. Brenda Wingfield received the prestigious John F.W. Herschel Medal at the recent Royal Society of South Africa Awards ceremony.
FABI Senior Research Fellow, Dr Neriman Yilmaz, recently attended the 14th World Mycotoxin Forum Conference in Antwerp, Belgium.
GRP@FABI extension officer, Lawrence Mataha attended the Grain SA Day of Celebration at NAMPO Park in Bothaville.
FABI hosted the Annual General Meeting of the Sporidesmin Induced Liver Disease (SILD) Programme on 19 October.
Prof. Noëlani van den Berg presented her Inaugural Address as a full Professor on 26 October.
Prof. Sanushka Naidoo presented her Inaugural Lecture as a full Professor in the University of Pretoria’s Senate Hall on 17 October.
Several FABI academics were honored at the recent University of Pretoria Academic Achievers Awards ceremony on 19 October.
A group of FABI researchers were recently joined by colleagues from various USA institutions and Stellenbosch University for the fifth in-person meeting of the Bark Beetle Mycobiome network project
members of the TPCP team gathered for a workshop to isolate putative pathogenic fungi from pine needles.
FABI welcomed Dr Katelyn Faulkner, senior scientist at SANBI, as a guest speaker at the Monday Morning Meeting.
Prof. Olufemi Akinsanmi from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation recently visited members of the Macadamia Protection Program (MaPP).
FABI welcomed 43 students from the University of Venda to the Institute on 3 September.
Congratulations to Dr Elisa Pal on successfully completing all requirements for her PhD and being capped at the University of Pretoria’s Spring Graduation Ceremony on 5 September.
Professor Brett Hurley presented his inaugural address marking his promotion to full Professorship on Tuesday 26 September.
FABI hosted a visit by a group of researchers, scientific regulators and Members of Parliament from Angola, Botswana, Madagascar, Mozambique and Zambia as well as representatives of the USDA and Croplife SA.
Four FABians attended the recent IUFRO "Novel and classical strategies to manage forest health in plantations" meeting in Brazil.
Dr Nicky Creux has won a Ben Barrs Spotlight Award that will allow her to attend the International Sunflower Conference in China in 2024.
Amy Collop returned from a recent trip to RAIZ where she gained first-hand experience rearing a potential biological control agent of the Eucalyptus snout beetle.
Innocent Rakubu, a Ph.D. candidate in FABI attended the NSSA Symposium where he also won an award for his presentation.
ABI welcomed Spring at the Institute's its annual Spring Day tea on 15 September.
Building on maize disease outreach activities with smallholder farmers in South Africa, two FABIans represented the University of Pretoria in farmer outreach activities in Kenya.
FABI celebrated Lydia Twala’s 20 year service anniversary at a gathering of friends and colleagues on 8 September.
A hearty congratulations to all the FABI graduates who were capped at the University of Pretoria’s Spring Graduation ceremony.
FABI said goodbye to Librarian Rianie van der Linde at the Monday Morning Meeting on 4 September following her recent retirement from UP.
Josias Letaoana, a TPCP field extension officer, recently completed a Remote Pilot Licence (RPL) adding an additional pilot to the remote sensing team.
Several FABIans participated in a fieldtrip organised by the ISPP Forest Pathology Subject Matter Committee, chaired by FABI Professor Irene Barnes.
The South African Kiwi Growers Association convened its AGM at the University of Pretoria’s Future Africa campus, hosted by FABI.
FABI’s participation in the 12th International Conference of Plant Pathology in Lyon, France was not only substantial but impressive.
A workshop on Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of spore-producing fungi was presented at FABI by Katharina Gasser from BOKU, Austria
FABI had a strong presence at the ICPP 2023 with 19 delegates attending from the Institute.
Prof. Rachel Green visited FABI to discuss circadian clock oriented projects at FABI and her own research on plant circadian clocks' role in climate resilience.
Dr Wilma Nel, manager of the TPCP Diagnostic Clinic, was invited to give a presentation on the PSHB at the WESSA Friends Groups AGM.
The Executive Committee of Plant Pathology met for two days, August before the start of the International Congress of Plant Pathology in Lyon.
