Discovering biologically-active fungal metabolites from unexplored species
The March guest presenter of the FABI International Seminar Series was the world-renown Prof. Marc…
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Partnership to bring big data techniques to Africa’s agriculture and forestry sectors
Advance.io is partnering with Innovation Africa @UP to bring artificial intelligence and big data…
Mike Wingfield participates in the Australian Myrtle Rust Symposium
Some would argue that myrtle rust (to some known as Eucalyptus or guava rust) caused by…
Prof Brenda Wingfield and Dr. Tuan Dong to receive prestigious UP awards
The FABI team was delighted to learn this past week that the University of Pretoria (UP) will…
Augmentative biological control of the Sirex woodwasp continues in 2021
Technical staff, Sophie Nyoni and Pritty Khumalo , have again produced millions of nematodes for…
Online launch of forestry pests and diseases book
The official launch of the recently-published book “I mportant insect pests and diseases of Pinus…
Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer online resource
It has been just over three years since the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB), Euwallacea…
Many hands make light work at the TPCP tree planting
Many hands make light work! Some 50 students linked to the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme…
GRP team visits farms in the Eastern Cape and KZN
The Grain Research Program (GRP) team comprising MSc student, Alice Mthembu , and Drs David Nsib o…
FABI researchers work with Sappi in KwaZulu-Natal
FABI team members including Prof. Mike Wingfield , Prof. Irene Barnes , Prof. Brenda Wingfield , Dr…
Drivers and brakes of pathogen emergence
Plant pathogens are a major threat to agricultural and understanding why we see their (re)emergence…
In memoriam: Professor Stefan Neser
Professor Stefan Neser was archetypical the iconic naturalist. His broad and deep knowledge of…
Macadamia research program’s field visit to Mpumalanga
The Macadamia Protection Program (MPP) is back in the field! MPP research group leader Dr Gerda…
FABI biocontrol centre imports Anaphes nitens from Australia
The Eucalyptus snout beetle , Gonipterus sp. n. 2 remains a major pest of Eucalyptus plantations in…
Two FABIans attend the Leadership Academy for Agriculture
During the first week of February, two FABI ans, Drs Mahlane Godfrey Kgatle and Miekie Human…
New internship programme begins at FABI
On 1 February, a new internship programme was launched at FABI under the auspices of the DSI-NRF…
Professor Ströh addresses FABI MMM
Professor Anton Ströh , Vice-Principal: Institutional Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and…
US collaborators visit FABI to plan a joint research project
Long-time FABI research collaborator and extraordinary staff member of the Institute, Prof.…
Disease screening of maize genotypes in the Eastern Cape
Drs David Nsibo and Mahlane Godfrey Kgatle of the Grain Research Program (GRP) travelled to the…
The FABI diagnostics team is growing
Thirty-two years ago the first diagnostic clinic to service the South African forestry industry was…