Czech visitors present on their research at MMM
Three visitors from the Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences presented their…
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Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Collection of ambrosia beetle infested material in Durban
During the week of 28 February a team of FABI ans visited various regions in Durban to collect…
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…
Prof. Wilhelm de Beer honoured
FABI colleagues, friends and family met on 8 March to honour the exceptional career of Prof.…
FABI welcomes its first Mycobiomics visitors from the Czech Republic
FABI had the pleasure of welcoming its first visitors from the Institute of Microbiology of the…
FABI researchers investigate Protea health problems in Pretoria
The Western Cape Province and particularly the Cape Floristic Region is famous for the many species…
ARP presents at SAAGA 2022
The South African Avocado Growers Association (SAAGA) Annual Research Symposium took place in…
FABI “up front and evident” at NRF Awards event
CoViD regulations have precluded the National Research Foundation (NRF) from holding their normal…
Rust, Sex and Magic at the FABI International Seminar
FABI Alumnus Dr Alistair McTaggart of the University of Queensland in Australia started off the…
Farewell to Hiroyuki
FABI team members faced the sad reality of having to say goodbye to Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Hiroyuki…
FABI Director joins the GRP field trip to the Eastern Cape
The Grain Research Program (GRP) team comprising Dr Mahlane Godfrey Kgatle , Pfano Mbedzi ,…
Ministers urged to reconsider genome editing regulations in South Africa
The Executive Council of the GMO Act in South Africa announced in October 2021 that so-called “New…
Joint Sappi-FABI Phytophthora trials harvested
Phytophthora diseases have long been a problem in commercial forestry in many countries. In South…
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…
Tanay Bose appointed section editor of Mycological Progress
Phytophthora systematics, pathogenicity, and microbial diversity are some of FABI Postdoctoral…
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…
In pursuit of tolerance to Ceratocystis wilt on Kiwi
FABI researchers have recently been undertaking intensive research to better understand a new and…
GRP kick-starts its national pest and diseases surveillance in Mpumalanga
The Grain Research Program (GRP) team ( Pfano Mbedzi , Anza Muthabi , Attie de Beer and Dr Mahlane…
The root rotting fungus Ganoderma strikes UP campus trees
During one of his recent and regular “campus walks” FABI staff member Mr Morne Booij-Liewes…
Senior Director of Research, Innovation & Postgraduate Education at UP visits FABI
Senior Director: Research, Innovation & Postgraduate Education, Department of Research and…