FABIans are two of the BSPP’s “40 Faces of Plant Pathology”
Two FABIans have been featured in the BSPP's “Forty Faces of Plant Pathology” that forms part of the Society’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
17 Mar 2022
16 Mar 2022
Czech visitors present on their research at MMM
Three visitors from the Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented their research during the FABI MMM of 14 March.
15 Mar 2022
Collection of ambrosia beetle infested material in Durban
A team of FABIans recently visited various regions in Durban to collect material infested with Euwallacea sp. ambrosia beetles.
14 Mar 2022
Dennis Omondi, “honorary FABIan”, graduated with MSc (Plant Breeding) at Maseno University, Kenya
Dennis Omondi spent two research visits in the MPPI lab at FABI and Department of Plant and Soil Sciences during his MSc degree as part of a bilateral NRF Kenya-South Africa project on maize foliar diseases.
11 Mar 2022
Prof. Wilhelm de Beer honoured
FABI colleagues, friends and family met on 8 March to honour the exceptional career of Prof. Wilhelm de Beer who will retire from the University of Pretoria at the end of March.
8 Mar 2022
FABI welcomes its first Mycobiomics visitors from the Czech Republic
FABI welcomed a group of Czech mycologists are visiting the Institute as part of an international Mycobiomics Project supported by a MSCA-RISE grant.
7 Mar 2022
FABI researchers investigate Protea health problems in Pretoria
A team of FABI researchers spent a day considering Proteaceae disease problems north of Pretoria.
4 Mar 2022
ARP presents at SAAGA 2022
Members of the ARP attended SAAGA's 202 symposium where Casey Gill presented on her research work.
2 Mar 2022
FABI “up front and evident” at NRF Awards event
Two FABIans were amongst several UP academics honoured for their NRF ratings at a recent UP-hosted gala dinner.
28 Feb 2022
Rust, Sex and Magic at the FABI International Seminar
FABI Alumnus Dr Alistair McTaggart of the University of Queensland in Australia started off the year's FABI International Seminar series with a presentation “Rust, sex, magic”.
25 Feb 2022
Farewell to Hiroyuki
FABI team members faced the sad reality of having to say goodbye to Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Hiroyuki Suzuki on 21 February, at a farewell function held in his honour at the Future Africa campus.
23 Feb 2022
FABI Director joins the GRP field trip to the Eastern Cape
Members of the Grain Research Program (GRP) team including FABI Director Prof. Bernard Slippers embarked on a field trip to the Eastern Cape Province, during the week of 6 February.
22 Feb 2022
Ministers urged to reconsider genome editing regulations in South Africa
Several academics and researchers submitted a letter last week to the Ministers of DALRRD and DHEST asking them to reconsider the new GMO regulations.
21 Feb 2022
Joint Sappi-FABI Phytophthora trials harvested
Eucalyptus seedlings were harvested five months after being inoculated as part of a joint Sappi-FABI Phytophthora trial.
18 Feb 2022
Release of new population of biocontrol agents to control Gonipterus
A tiny egg parasitoid, Anaphes nitens, was released in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands for the control of the eucalypt snout beetle.
17 Feb 2022
Tanay Bose appointed section editor of Mycological Progress
Mycological Progress has appointed Dr Bose as one of the section editors.
16 Feb 2022
It’s all about what we Love on Valentine’s Day
FABI celebrated love on Valentine’s Day with a fun photo competition and movie night where FABIans could enjoy watching some romantic movies.
15 Feb 2022
In pursuit of tolerance to Ceratocystis wilt on Kiwi
FABI researchers have recently been undertaking intensive research to better understand a new and important disease of Kiwi fruit in South Africa.
14 Feb 2022
GRP kick-starts its national pest and diseases surveillance in Mpumalanga
Members of the Grain Research Program team embarked on a field trip to the Mpumalanga province.
10 Feb 2022
The root rotting fungus Ganoderma strikes UP campus trees
A serendipitous discovery of an interesting fungus on the UP campus ties in with a postdoctoral research project in FABI.
7 Feb 2022
Senior Director of Research, Innovation & Postgraduate Education at UP visits FABI
Senior Director: Research, Innovation & Postgraduate Education, Department of Research and Innovation at UP, Dr Carol Nonkwelo was a guest speaker at the FABI Monday Morning Meeting.
27 Jan 2022
TPCP/CPHB strategic planning 2022
The Management Committee of CPHB and TPCP met for two days of intensive discussions prior to being met by all students and staff for a report back session.
26 Jan 2022
CPHB Interns graduate
FABI celebrated the graduation of nine interns in the FABI Internship in Phytosanitation and Biotechnology programme on 19 January.
25 Jan 2022
First fieldtrip for the Mad Macs in 2022
Four members of the Macadamia Protection Programme (MPP) in FABI, visited farms in the Mpumalanga province during a three day fieldtrip.
17 Jan 2022
Fabian presents a seminar on mycorrhizal diversity at the North Gauteng Orchid society meeting
Dr Tanay Bose present a talk on the "mycorrhizal diversity associated with orchids in South Africa" as part of the NGOS's monthly seminar series.
13 Jan 2022
FABIan presents at Genome Editing session at Science Forum South Africa 2021
Prof. Dave Berger presented in the genome editing session of the recent Science Forum South Africa 2021, where he gave an overview of current research in the field in South Africa.
17 Dec 2021
The National Grain Research Programme elects Board and representatives
The 30th of November marks a momentous day for the NGRP when its founding members from academia, industry and government adopted its constitution and voted in its first Chairperson and two Co-Directors.
14 Dec 2021
The last field trips for the year for the MadMacs
The MadMacs finished off the year with two field trips to the KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga Provinces.
9 Dec 2021
FABI researcher visits SAB hop farm
FABI postdoctoral researcher, Dr David Read visited a South African Breweries (SAB) hop farm between 16 and 18 November.
8 Dec 2021
SANBI-funded Sentinel Plant Project establishes a PSHB monitoring system at the KZN National Botanical Garden
As part of the Sentinel Plant Project, Dr Mesfin Gossa has, in collaboration with the KZN NBG set up a PSHB monitoring system for the London plane trees.
7 Dec 2021
Ariska makes it ten
Congratulations to Ariska van der Nest on becoming the tenth FABIan to complete their PhD in 2021.
3 Dec 2021
A double celebration for Agil as she completes her PhD
It was a double celebration for Agil Katumanyane when she successfully defended het PhD on 30 November.
3 Dec 2021
Arrival of parasitoid wasps from Australia
On Thursday evening, 11 November, FABI welcomed a new shipment of Gonipterus egg capsules all the way from Australia!
2 Dec 2021
Connecting the dots with Indonesia
The RGE-FABI Tree Health Programme ended the year with a research update meeting on 30 November.