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Chair: Tsakani Miyambo

Jenna-Lee Price: Developing an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system for Pseudopithomyces toxicarius.

Byron Sonnekus: Improving our understanding of the fungal species causing macadamia dry flower disease in South Africa.

Question Panel: Chanel Thomas and Alida van Dijk

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Please join us for a presentation by Dr Phrasia Mapfumo. Her presentation "Planting date, profitability, and disease risk in Sunflower production in South Africa" will follow the formal part of the MMM.

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Chair: Ruth Nante

Melandré van Lill: title pending

Lente van Zyl: title pending

Question panel: Byron Sonnekus, Jenna-Lee Price

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FABI Monday Morning Meeting.

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Chair: Alida van Dijk

Ncobile Kunene: title pending

Carlynn Jacobs: title pending

Question panel: Melandré van Lill, Lente van Zyl

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Chair: Sung Hyu Luke Kim

Rosa Knopperson: title pending

Ruth Nante: title pending

Question panel: Ncobile Kunene, Carlynn Jacobs

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The TPCP / FMG-EPPI Annual Symposium has become one of the most important meetings relating to forest tree health in South Africa and globally. The TPCP / FMG-EPPI Symposium will take place on 9-11 March 2026. This event is open to staff of member companies of the TPCP and other stakeholders in the TPCP and CPHB.

As has been the case in the past, this meeting will focus on key issues relating to forest tree breeding and health in South Africa. Importantly, the meeting will again seek to provide feedback to forest industry and other stakeholders on programmes focused on dealing with threatening pest and disease problems following an integrated pest management approach.