FABI welcomes 2022 Interns
FABI welcomed ten new interns to the Institute on 1 February. Shonese Bloy, Siyabonga Magagula,…
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TPCP/CPHB strategic planning 2022
As is common, for most research teams, the start of a new year includes strategic planning,…
CPHB Interns graduate
FABI celebrated the graduation of nine interns in the FABI Internship in Phytosanitation and…
First fieldtrip for the Mad Macs in 2022
Four members of the Macadamia Protection Programme (MPP) in FABI , Ashleigh Smith (PhD Candidate),…
Fabian presents a seminar on mycorrhizal diversity at the North Gauteng Orchid society meeting
The Northern Gauteng Orchid Society (NGOS), is a community of orchid growers and enthusiasts based…
FABIan presents at Genome Editing session at Science Forum South Africa 2021
The Science Forum South Africa 2021 held in December featured a two-part session entitled…
The National Grain Research Programme elects Board and representatives
The 30 th of November marks a momentous day for the National Grain Research Programme (NGRP) when…
The last field trips for the year for the MadMacs
The last field trip for the MadMacs took place from 22-25 November and between 3-6 December when…
FABI researcher visits SAB hop farm
FABI postdoctoral researcher, Dr David Read visited a South African Breweries (SAB) hop farm…
SANBI-funded Sentinel Plant Project establishes a PSHB monitoring system at the KZN National Botanical Garden
The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB, Euwallacea fornicatus ) and its fungal symbiont ( Fusarium…
Ariska makes it ten
Congratulations to Ariska van der Nest on becoming the tenth FABI an to complete their PhD in 2021.…
YEF 2021
FABI ended the year on a high with a hybrid Year End Function on 19 November. This event has always…
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…
Arrival of parasitoid wasps from Australia
On Thursday evening, 11 November, FABI welcomed a new shipment of Gonipterus egg capsules all the…
Connecting the dots with Indonesia
The RGE-FABI Tree Health Programme (RGE-FABI THP) ended the year with a research update meeting on…
Fabian receives L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science award
PhD student Agil Katumanyane received the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for Sub-Saharan…
PSHB Network meets
The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Research Network hosted a meeting on 23 November, chaired by FABI…
TREE House launched in FABI
On 20 October, FABI launched a new project called the TREE House (Trust. Respect. Equality.…
Tree planting brings the year to a close
Some 40 FABI students and interns working in the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) ,…
Sunflowers the topic at the last FABI International Seminar in 2021
The final talk for 2021 in the popular FABI International Seminar series “ Multi-scale modelling to…