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CPHB Interns complete their training

CPHB Interns complete their training

FABI said goodbye to its 2024 cohort of Interns in the Centre of Excellence for Plant Health…

FABIans Visit Charles University and Czech Academy of Sciences as Part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Project

FABIans Visit Charles University and Czech Academy of Sciences as Part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Project

FABIans Dr Neriman Yilmaz and Prof. Cobus Visagie recently visited Charles University and the Czech…

Launch of five-year project on the management of forest pests and diseases of forest crops in Ethiopia

Launch of five-year project on the management of forest pests and diseases of forest crops in Ethiopia

December 2024 saw the inception meeting and official launch of the five-year project ‘Management of…

The FABI yearend function ends another successful year for the Institute

The FABI yearend function ends another successful year for the Institute

FABI ans celebrated the end of another successful year at the yearend function held at the Sanlam…

Prof. Mike Wingfield included on the Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers list for the eight time

Prof. Mike Wingfield included on the Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers list for the eight time

FABI congratulates Prof. Mike Wingfield on being included on the Clarivate Web of Science Highly…

UP Academic Achievers celebrated

UP Academic Achievers celebrated

The University of Pretoria is a leading, research-intensive university on the African continent and…

SAPPI forestry group visits FABI

SAPPI forestry group visits FABI

On 4 December, FABI hosted a visit by a group from Sappi ’s Mpumalanga forestry operations. The…

Mycobiomics Project brings HZI researchers to FABI

Mycobiomics Project brings HZI researchers to FABI

FABI hosted Prof. Marc Stadler , and three of his PhD candidates Ms. Javariya Syeda Khalid, Ms.…

Hard work and willpower wins the day for Phrasia!

Hard work and willpower wins the day for Phrasia!

FABI congratulates Phrasia Mapfumo on the successful completion of her PhD. Phrasia presented her…

Advancing solutions for Facial eczema: FABI hosts the 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual SILD Programme Meeting

Advancing solutions for Facial eczema: FABI hosts the 2nd Annual SILD Programme Meeting

On 21 November, FABI hosted the 2 nd Annual Meeting of the Sporidesmin-Induced Liver Disease (SILD)…

New fungal culture collection Curator appointed

New fungal culture collection Curator appointed

The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) fungal culture collection (CMW) and…

RGE-FABI THP team host a tree health symposium

RGE-FABI THP team host a tree health symposium

The RGE-FABI Tree Health Programme (THP) is a collaborative venture between the global integrated…

An on-line symposium celebrating Jacaranda month in Pretoria

An on-line symposium celebrating Jacaranda month in Pretoria

October is widely known as Jacaranda month in Pretoria due to the flowering of the many thousands…

FABI Mentorship students celebrate the completion of their training

FABI Mentorship students celebrate the completion of their training

The Centre for Plant Health Biotechnology (CPHB) and T ree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP)…

Interns attend a phytosanitation course

Interns attend a phytosanitation course

FABI 's Phytosanitation and Biosecurity interns attended a weeklong Phytosanitation course…

Assisting the investigation into declining <I>Eucalyptus</I> clones in Mpumalanga

Assisting the investigation into declining Eucalyptus clones in Mpumalanga

Professors Brett Hurley and Irene Barnes of the Tree-Protection Co-Operative Programme (TPCP) ,…

FABI researchers visit Austria as part of Mycobiomics collaboration

FABI researchers visit Austria as part of Mycobiomics collaboration

As part of the ongoing international collaboration within the EU-funded MYCOBIOMICS project , FABI…

FABIans contribute to AGRIOS’ Plant Pathology 6<sup>th</sup> edition textbook

FABIans contribute to AGRIOS’ Plant Pathology 6th edition textbook

AGRIOS’ Plant Pathology is a very familiar text for several generations of plant pathologists…

TPCP participates in Wattle Field Days

TPCP participates in Wattle Field Days

Miss Sandisiwe Jali and Prof. Brett Hurley of the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) in…

Well done Myriam!

Well done Myriam!

Eucalyptus is one of the most important commercial forestry species planted globally but are…