Almuth Hammerbacher promoted to Associate Professor
FABI congratulates Dr Almuth Hammerbacher on her well-deserved promotion to Associate Professor,…
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FABI PhD student presents at Entomology 2020
Ms Luki-Marie Scheepers , a PhD student in the Applied Chemical Ecology research group in FABI ,…
Beauty in biodiversity and research excellence celebrated at 2020 year-end function
FABI ans celebrated their stellar achievements in 2020 and toasted to new partnerships on 21…
FABIans’ excellence celebrated at UP Academic Achievers Awards
Eight FABI researchers were honoured at the University of Pretoria Academic Achievers Award event…
Researchers in the GRP lay the foundation for future research projects in Ugie, EC
Drs David Nsibo and Mahlane Godfrey Kgatle in the Grain Research Program (GRP) planted the first…
Mike Wingfield once again included on the 2020 Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers list
FABI congratulates Prof. Mike Wingfield , Founding Director of the Institute for being included on…
Chinese Government gift to FABI
Professor Bernard Slippers , Director of FABI and Prof. Mike Wingfield recently visited the Embassy…
FABI celebrates the accolades of its staff and students
November has been a good month for staff and students at FABI . The Southern African Plant…
Inspection of invasive disease and pest problems in SANBI's Cape gardens
During the week of 9 November, a FABI team including Prof. Mike Wingfield , Prof. Brenda Wingfield…
FABI meetings return to the auditorium
FABI’s Monday Morning Meeting returned to the auditorium on 16 November after an eight month break,…
Sandisiwe Jali profiled in FSA newsletter
FABI field extension officer Sandisiwe Jali is profiled in an article “ Role models for the future…
A new biocontrol agent for the eucalypt gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa
The end of October saw the first intentional introductions of the parasitoid wasp Quadrastichus…
FABI scientists present their research at prestigious international plant synthetic biology conference
While a pandemic has brought world travel to a near halt, the international scientific community…
Industry experts unpack the intricacies of maize production in South Africa at MCET lecture
FABI postdoctoral Fellow Dr Godfrey Kgatle chaired a national maize cultivar evaluation trial…
Arthropod genomics and their applications on plant health explored in the sixth installment of the FABI International Seminar Series
Renowned insect genomics expert Professor Robert Waterhouse presented the sixth lecture in the FABI…
TPCP team members visit the southern Cape
When you think of the southern Cape, you think of the Tsitsikamma: long beaches and the rolling…
TPCP team members visit plantations on the KZN coast
Some of the most impressive, and in fact some of the earliest, clonal eucalypt plantations can be…
The Hans Merensky Chair in Avocado Research hosts its annual student presentation day
The Avocado Research Programme (ARP) in FABI hosted its annual Student Presentation Day on 15…
National monitoring of Eucalyptus pests and their biological control agents
During the week of 5-9 October the members of the Tree Protection Co-operative (TPCP) in FABI…
Inspection of trees dying in the Hennops river valley
Relatively regular reports of trees dying in various parts of Gauteng have emerged during the…