FABI shines at the UP Autumn Graduation
A hearty congratulations to all the FABI graduates that were capped at the recent University of…
FABI News
Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
First steps to implement a National Forest Pest and Pathogen Surveillance strategy
Building upon the success of the South African Sirex Control Program and the Leptocybe invasa…
FABI launches a new partnership with Milk SA to Investigate Sporidesmin-induced liver disease in South African dairy cattle
A new partnership was recently been launched between the F orestry and Agricultural Biotechnology…
NOVA PhD course in Denmark
This year’s NOVA PhD course in Plant Pathology “Biotrophic and Hemibiotrophic plant pathogens and…
Marthin Tarigan returns to Indonesia
Marthin Tarigan , FABI doctoral candidate and Plant Health Program Head of the April Group based in…
Partner from Mytox-SOUTH visits FABI
Dr Esther de Rycke , a partner from the Mytox-SOUTH project, visited FABI as part of her trip to…
Implementing an integrated National Forest Protection Strategy for South Africa
Forestry South Africa has been contracted by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the…
Many roads lead to Braunschweig: A research visit to TUBS and other research institutes
Professor Bernard Slippers recently visited the Fungal Genetics lab of Prof André Fleissner in the…
Pines for Pitch canker screening
Pine pitch canker caused by Fusarium circinatum is one of the more important threats to plantation…
Seeding the future: An exploratory visit to KWS headquarters
Professor Bernard Slippers , Director of FABI , recently visited KWS at their headquarters in…
FABIans attend the Westerdijk Spring Symposium on fungal evolution
The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute hosted a symposium named ' Fungal Evolution ' on 17-18…
FABI and the GRP take home the prize at the Sunflower Symposium
The Oil and Protein Seeds Development Trust and the Oilseeds Advisory Committee hosted a Sunflower…
The 2nd Annual Research Day of the NGRP Day held in Stellenbosch
The National Grain Research Programme (NGRP) has the vision to 1) increase collaboration between…
FABian presents at Genetics of Maize-Microbe Interactions seminar series
Professor Dave Berger of the MPPI group in FABI previously attended the 2016 meeting of the…
FABI welcomes RGE visitors as part of joint tree health programme
The RGE-FABI Tree Health Programme (RGE-FABI THP) was established in 2018 as a five-year initiative…
Jackie Robinson Day celebrated at FABI
An enthusiastic group of FABI ans gathered at the LC de Villiers sports campus on Friday 14 April…
SASSY project completes its second collection trip in the Cape Town region
The South African Soil SurveY (SASSY) aims to characterise fungal communities from soil using both…
CPHB welcomes 12 new students to its mentorship programme
Twelve undergraduate students will gain hands-on experience in research laboratories as mentees in…
FABIan samples dying cypress trees in Welkom
Welkom, the second-largest city in the Free State province of South Africa, is often referred to as…
NOVA PhD course kicks off with Journal Club series
Nordic countries share resources and expertise through the NOVA PhD programme. The 36 th Nordic PhD…