FABI/UP signs agreements with two major agricultural industry bodies
On 4 & 5 July FABI and the University of Pretoria (UP) signed Memoranda of Understanding with the…
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Latest news, announcements and updates from the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
FABIan conducts a Eucalyptus root-rot disease survey
In recent years, increasing reports of Eucalyptus nitens mortality, as a result of root-rot has…
FABIan attends the 8th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts
FABI MSc student Julanie Stapelberg , attended the 8 th International Conference on Algal Biomass,…
FABIan presents at the HealGenCar Conference in Sweden
The HealGenCAR Conference, with the theme: Clonal forestry and breeding for resistance to pests and…
A SPOOF on a SPOOF
In March 2018 f our FABIans won prizes at the South African Society of Microbiology Congress. The…
SPOOF 2018 delivers on guffaws and profoundly outrageous science!
For the third year running, PhD student Quentin Guignard walked away with the Best Dressed Male…
The end of an era when reprints of scientific articles dominated research
For many decades, researchers depended on collections of reprints of scientific papers to maintain…
Celebrating 20 years of NSTF Awards
T he National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) celebrated 20 years of awardees at the NSTF-South…
Field visit to inspect Ceratocystis infected Eucalyptus
During the week of 25-29 June, Prof Mike Wingfield and Dr Irene Barnes visited Sappi ’s tree health…
FABI hosts the first TYRLP bring-and-share lunch
FABI hosted the first Tuks Young Research Leader Programme (TYRLP) bring-and-share lunch on 27…
The Writing Club @ FABI
Edgar L. Doctorow, a famous American writer, once said “Writing is an exploration. You start from…
FABI bids Kershney farewell
FABI said a sad farewell to Dr Kershney Naidoo who is leaving the University of Pretoria where she…
Visiting entomologist introduces FABIans to invasive exotic insect pests in the UK at a special seminar
Dr Chris Malumphy shed light on alien insect species that threaten the survival of various tree…
FABIans take in spectacle of aloes in full bloom
A group of FABIans enjoyed a colourful spectacle of red, orange and yellow flowers in full bloom at…
Macadamia Protection Programme members engages with stakeholders
Dr Gerda Fourie , leader of the Macadamia Protection Programme at FABI, and her PhD student, Angel…
FABI celebrates eighth PhD success
Congratulations to Esther Andrew Masumba, who successfully defended her PhD thesis on 13 June,…
FABI researchers attend a workshop at SASRI
FABI researchers, Dr Marc Bouwer , Dr Kennedy Eguzozie and Agil Katumanyane recently attended a…
Meeting to develop a national forestry Protection Program for Colombia
FABI ’s Professor Mike Wingfield attended a meeting to provide advise on options to develop a…
FABIans stimulate science interest at Science Week
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Avocado Brainstorming 2018
From 28 May to 1 June, members of the Avocado Research Programme (ARP) at FABI attended the Avocado…